Tools Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Feb 13, 2026 4 min read

rclone for Cross-Cloud Sync

rclone for moving data across clouds.

Setup

rclone config to authenticate cloud providers.

Stored in ~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf.

rclone sync s3:bucket-a/ gs:bucket-b/ syncs between AWS and GCS.

Fast; resumable.

Cross-cloud migrations. Backup to alternate cloud.

Open source alternative to vendor migration tools.