Script to create a systemd service for mounting an rclone remote

make_rclone_mount_service.xsh

remote = $ARG1

mount_point = f'/mnt/{remote}'
print(f'Creating mount point for user `{$USER}`, (may require root permissions)')
sudo mkdir -p @(mount_point)
sudo chown $USER @(mount_point)

log = f'/tmp/rclone-mount-{remote}.log'

config = f'''[Unit]
Description=Rclone mount ({remote})
AssertPathIsDirectory={mount_point}
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/rclone mount \\
        {$ARG1}:/ {mount_point} \\
        --vfs-cache-mode full \\
        --cache-dir %h/.cache \\
        --vfs-cache-max-age 8h \\
        --log-level INFO \\
        --log-file {log}
ExecStop=/bin/fusermount -uz {mount_point}
Restart=always
RestartSec=10

[Install]
WantedBy=network-online.target'''

fn = f'rclone-mount-{remote}.service'
echo @(config) > @(fn)

print(f'Created service file {fn}')
print(f'Rclone log will be stored at {log}')
print('Cache stored at ~/.cache')

• This is not optimised for media streaming
• Now using full cache mode for storing files on disk up to 8 hours (suitable for work-based remotes)