1. Purpose

To install and configure rclone on Windows and perform a complete S3 backup workflow:

Configure CloudPe S3
Upload files to S3
Restore files from S3
Automate backups using Task Scheduler

2. Prerequisites

Windows Server (2016/2019/2022)
PowerShell (Admin access)
CloudPe S3 details:
- Access Key
- Secret Key
- Endpoint (e.g., https://s3.in-west2.purestore.io)
  
  Note: Select the endpoint according to your region (e.g., https://s3.in-west2.purestore.io or https://s3.in-west3.purestore.io).

3. Install rclone

3.1 Download

Download from:
https://rclone.org/downloads/

3.2 Extract

Create folder:

C:\rclone\

Copy rclone.exe into this folder.

3.3 Verify

C:\rclone\rclone.exe version

4. Configure rclone

4.1 Config path

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\rclone\

4.2 Create file

rclone.conf

4.3 Add configuration

[cloudpe]
type = s3
provider = Other
access_key_id = YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
secret_access_key = YOUR_SECRET_KEY
endpoint = https://s3.in-west3.purestore.io
force_path_style = true
no_check_bucket = true

4.4 Verify connection

C:\rclone.exe lsd cloudpe:

5. Create Test Data

mkdir C:\test-data
echo CloudPe rclone test > C:\test-data\test.txt

6. Upload Data to S3

C:\rclone\rclone.exe copy C:\test-data cloudpe:win-backup-test/test-data

Note: win-backup-test is the bucket name used in this guide. Ensure that this bucket exists in CloudPe S3 before performing the steps.