Setting Up Teldrive with Rclone

Teldrive integrates with rclone, allowing you to use your Telegram storage with familiar rclone commands and features.

Installation

Install the Teldrive rclone remote using one of these methods:

macOS/Linux (curl)

curl -sSL instl.vercel.app/rclone | bash

PowerShell/cmd.exe

powershell -c "irm https://instl.vercel.app/rclone?platform=windows|iex"

Feature Compatibility

Feature	Supported
Purge	Yes
Copy	Yes
Move	Yes
DirMove	Yes
CleanUp	Yes
ListR	No
StreamUpload	No
MultithreadUpload	Yes
LinkSharing	Yes
About	Yes
EmptyDir	Yes

For more information about rclone commands and features, visit the official rclone documentation.

Configuration Options

Configure rclone under the [teldrive] section in your rclone config file:

Option	Description
type	Must be "teldrive"
api_host	Host address of TelDrive API (default: "http://localhost:8080")
access_token	Session token from cookies for authentication
chunk_size	Maximum size for file chunks (default: "500M", max: "2GB")
upload_concurrency	Number of concurrent uploads (default: 4)
encrypt_files	Enable file encryption (default: false)
random_chunk_name	Use random names for file chunks (default: true)
channel_id	Telegram Channel ID (default: selected automatically if not mentioned)

Example Configuration

[teldrive]
type = "teldrive"
api_host = "http://localhost:8080"
access_token = "your_session_token_here"
chunk_size = "500M"
upload_concurrency = 4
encrypt_files = false
random_chunk_name = true

IMPORTANT

To obtain your session token easily:

1. Install the Cookie Editor extension for Chrome or Firefox
2. Visit your Teldrive website
3. Open the extension and copy the value from the cookie named access_token
4. Alternatively, find the token in your browser's developer tools in the cookies section