Best cloud storage services with CLI for BackBox Linux: (Tutorial)

Introduction

BackBox Linux is a Ubuntu-based distribution optimized for security testing and penetration testing. While it comes with many native GUI tools, a command-line interface (CLI) for cloud storage can streamline workflows, automate backups, and integrate seamlessly into scripts. Below is an extensive overview of the best cloud storage services offering robust CLI tools on BackBox Linux.

Top Cloud Storage Providers with CLI Support

• pCloud
• MEGA
• Proton Drive
• Filen
• Tresorit
• Icedrive
• Dropbox (via official CLI)
• Google Drive (via rclone)
• Nextcloud (official client third-party scripts)
• Seafile (seaf-cli)

Comparison Table

Top Recommendations for BackBox Linux

• pCloud: Easy install, solid encryption options, low CPU use. Great for pentesters who need automated backups.
• MEGA: High free storage, built-in e2e encryption, Linux megacmd package.
• Rclone-based: Use rclone with Google Drive or Proton Drive for flexible multi-cloud mounts and scripting.

Installation Basic Usage

1. pCloud (pcloudcc)

Official CLI client: pcloudcc.

# Add repository and install
curl -O https://downloads.pcloud.com/linux/pcloudcc_2.2.0_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i pcloudcc_2.2.0_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

# Log in
pcloudcc -u youremail@example.com -p YourPassword

# Sync a folder
pcloudcc -s /home/user/backups:/BackBoxBackups

Common issues: If “service not found,” ensure /etc/systemd/system/pcloudcc.service is enabled:

sudo systemctl enable pcloudcc
sudo systemctl start pcloudcc

2. MEGA (megacmd)

# Install megacmd
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install megacmd

# Login
mega-login youremail@example.com YourPassword

# Upload
mega-put /path/to/local/file /BackBoxFolder

# Sync
mega-sync /home/user/documents /BackBoxSync

Troubleshoot: If “mega-login” fails, check network connectivity and re-run with quot–disable-ssl-verificationquot only for testing.

3. Proton Drive (via rclone)

# Install rclone
curl https://rclone.org/install.sh  sudo bash

# Configure Proton Drive
rclone config
# Steps: new remote gt name=protondrive gt storage=drive gt drive_scope=drive gt client_id= ltentergt client_secret=ltentergt scope=drive.file gt root_folder_id gt service_account_file gt confirm

# List files
rclone ls protondrive:

# Sync local to cloud
rclone sync /home/user/project protondrive:ProjectBackup

Note: Proton Drive support in rclone is in beta. Expect occasional API changes.

4. Filen (filen-cli)

# Download binary
wget https://github.com/filen-io/filen-cli/releases/download/v1.0.0/filen-linux-amd64
chmod  x filen-linux-amd64
sudo mv filen-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/filen

# Login
filen login

# Upload file
filen upload ./report.pdf

# Download file
filen download file_id

5. Tresorit (tresorit-cli)

# Download and install
wget https://d1wpjfo25b3sc1.cloudfront.net/builds/linux/tresorit-cli-linux-x64-v1.2.0.tar.gz
tar xzf tresorit-cli-.tar.gz
sudo cp tresorit /usr/local/bin/

# Initialize client
tresorit login

# Sync folder
tresorit sync /home/user/tresorit-folder

6. Icedrive (icedrive-cli)

# Download AppImage
wget https://github.com/Icedrive-App/Icedrive-CLI/releases/download/v0.5.0/icedrive-cli.AppImage
chmod  x icedrive-cli.AppImage

# Authenticate
./icedrive-cli.AppImage login

# Mount drive
./icedrive-cli.AppImage mount ~/Icedrive

7. Dropbox (dropbox-cli)

# Install
sudo apt-get install python3-gpg dropbox

# Start daemon
dropbox start -i

# CLI commands
dropbox status
dropbox filestatus ~/BackBox

8. Google Drive (rclone)

See Proton Drive above—replace remote name and choose quotdrivequot storage type.

9. Nextcloud (nextcloud-client)

sudo apt-get install nextcloud-client

# Launch GUI or
nextcloud --confdir ~/.config/nextcloud/

# Occ commands for admins on server
sudo -u www-data php occ files:scan --all

10. Seafile (seaf-cli)

# Install
sudo apt-get install seaf-cli

# Clone library
seaf-cli clone https://server/seafile -l ~/Seafile my-library-uuid

# Sync
seaf-cli start

Which One to Choose?

Choose based on your criteria:

• Security: MEGA, Tresorit, Proton Drive for end-to-end encryption.
• Storage size: MEGA, Google Drive, pCloud.
• Automation multi-cloud: rclone with Google Drive or Proton Drive.
• Self-hosting: Nextcloud or Seafile for full control.

Typical Problems Troubleshooting

• Authentication failures: Re-run login commands, check credentials and two-factor settings.
• API rate limits: Spread sync jobs over time, use backoff in scripts.
• Mounts unresponsive: Unmount and remount the drive ensure FUSE dependencies are installed.
• Dependency errors: Use apt-get -f install or install missing libraries (libfuse2, libssl).

With the above CLI tools and tips, BackBox Linux users can securely manage cloud storage directly from the terminal, fully automate backups, and integrate cloud workflows into penetration-testing scripts.