Best cloud storage services with CLI for NetBSD: (Guide)

Overview

Choosing the best cloud storage with a robust Command-Line Interface (CLI) is critical for power users on Linux and NetBSD. In this article we review eight top cloud storage providers—pCloud, MEGA, Proton Drive, Filen, Tresorit, Icedrive, Dropbox and Backblaze B2—compare their features, recommend optimal choices for each distro, and provide CLI usage examples plus troubleshooting tips.

Top Recommendations for Linux and NetBSD

• pCloud – Excellent performance, native CLI tool (pcloudcc), easy pkgsrc porting on NetBSD.
• Backblaze B2 – Very cost-effective, B2 CLI or rclone support, widely packaged.
• MEGA – Generous free tier, official megacmd with shell, works on NetBSD via pkgsrc.
• Proton Drive – Strong privacy, community CLI (proton-drive-cli), cross-platform.

Comparison Table

Provider	Starting Price	Storage	CLI Tool	NetBSD Support	Link
pCloud	€4.99/mo	500 GB – 2 TB	pcloudcc	Via pkgsrc	pCloud
MEGA	€4.99/mo	400 GB – 16 TB	megacmd	Via pkgsrc	MEGA
Proton Drive	€4.99/mo	500 GB – 10 TB	proton-drive-cli	Via PyPI/pkgsrc	Proton Drive
Filen	0.99/mo	100 GB – 10 TB	filen-cli	Via pkgsrc	Filen
Tresorit	€10.42/mo	1 TB	tresorit	Limited (Linux only)	Tresorit
Icedrive	€1.67/mo	150 GB – 5 TB	icedrive-cli	Via snap/pkgsrc	Icedrive
Dropbox	9.99/mo	2 TB	dropbox	Via pkgsrc/rclone	Dropbox
Backblaze B2	0.005/GB	Unlimited	b2 CLI / rclone	Native b2 amp rclone	Backblaze B2

How to Choose the Right Provider

• Storage vs. Price: Backblaze B2 wins if you need large, inexpensive storage billed per GB. pCloud amp MEGA are balanced for moderate budgets.
• Privacy: Proton Drive, Tresorit and Icedrive offer end-to-end encryption by default.
• Platform Compatibility: pCloud and Backblaze B2 have broad package support, including NetBSD via pkgsrc.
• CLI Maturity: MEGA’s megacmd and pCloud’s pcloudcc are very stable Proton Drive’s CLI is under active community development.

CLI Usage and Typical Issues

pCloud (pcloudcc)

Install on Linux / NetBSD:

# Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
sudo apt update
sudo apt install pcloudcc

# NetBSD via pkgsrc
cd /usr/pkgsrc/net/pcloudcc
bmake install clean

Basic usage:

# Authenticate
pcloudcc --user your@email.com --password YourPass

# Mount remote as FUSE
pcloudcc --mount /mnt/pcloud

# Upload a file
pcloudcc --upload /path/to/file /remote/folder/

Common problems:

• “FUSE: cannot mount” – ensure you have fuse or fuse3 loaded and permissions set.
• “Authentication failed” – verify credentials and correct 2FA mdash you may need an app-specific password.

MEGA (megacmd)

Installation:

# Linux
sudo apt install megacmd

# NetBSD via pkgsrc
cd /usr/pkgsrc/net/megacmd
bmake install clean

Basic commands:

# Login
mega-login your@email.com YourPass

# List cloud root
mega-ls /

# Download folder
mega-get /remote/folder /local/folder

# Upload single file
mega-put local.txt /remote/

Common issues:

• “Error: MTree incomplete” – due to interrupted uploads retry mega-put or use --parallel.
• “SSL handshake error” – update OpenSSL and rebuild megacmd against latest libs.

Proton Drive (proton-drive-cli)

Installation:

# Linux / NetBSD (via Python)
pip3 install proton-drive-cli

Usage:

# Authenticate (opens browser)
proton-drive login

# List root directory
proton-drive ls /

# Upload file
proton-drive upload local.pdf /Documents/

# Download
proton-drive download /Documents/local.pdf ~/Downloads/

Known issues:

• “Rate limit exceeded” mdash Proton enforces strict API limits add --chunk-size to slow throughput.
• “Browser callback failed” mdash ensure http://localhost:PORT is allowed in Proton settings.

Filen (filen-cli)

Installation:

# NetBSD / Linux from pkgsrc
cd /usr/pkgsrc/cloud/filen-cli
bmake install clean

Typical use:

# Set API key
filen-cli auth --token YOUR_API_TOKEN

# Create folder
filen-cli mkdir /Backups

# Upload
filen-cli upload backup.tar.gz /Backups/

Typical hiccups:

• “Permission denied” mdash regenerate token with full-scope via Filen web console.
• “Connection reset” mdash upload large files in smaller chunks: --chunk-size 10MB.

Tresorit (tresorit)

Installation (Linux only):

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install tresorit

Usage:

# Login
tresorit login

# List Tresors
tresorit list

# Upload
tresorit upload myfile.txt TresorName:/path/

Issues:

• No official NetBSD build you may try a Linux binary under linuxulator.
• “Keystore error” mdash sync your local encryption keys by running tresorit restore-keys.

Icedrive (icedrive-cli)

Installation:

# Snap on Linux
sudo snap install icedrive

# NetBSD: compile from source at https://github.com/Icedrive/icedrive-cli

Quickstart:

icedrive login
icedrive ls /
icedrive put file.txt /RemoteFolder/
icedrive get /RemoteFolder/file.txt .

Common problems:

• Fails to build on NetBSD – adjust Makefile include paths or use static -lssl -lcrypto.
• “Server unreachable” – verify DNS and firewall allowing outbound port 443.

Dropbox (dropbox CLI via rclone)

Installation:

# Using rclone (recommended)
sudo pkg_add rclone      # NetBSD pkgsrc
sudo apt install rclone  # Debian/Ubuntu

Configuration:

rclone config
# Choose Dropbox, follow OAuth link

Usage:

# List root
rclone ls dropbox:

# Upload file
rclone copy ~/photo.jpg dropbox:Photos

# Sync folder
rclone sync /data dropbox:Backup

Troubleshooting:

• “oauth2: cannot fetch token” mdash re-run rclone config and ensure callback URL matches.
• Rate-limits mdash add --transfers 2 --checkers 4 to throttle concurrency.

Backblaze B2 (b2 CLI / rclone)

Installation:

# Native b2 CLI
pip3 install b2

# Or via rclone
sudo pkg_add rclone    # NetBSD

Native usage:

# Authorize
b2 authorize-account  

# List buckets
b2 list-buckets

# Upload file
b2 upload-file my-bucket file.txt file.txt

Using rclone:

rclone config     # Choose B2, enter credentials
rclone copy data/ b2:my-bucket

Common issues:

• “Forbidden” mdash check your application key’s bucket permissions.
• “BadRequest: invalid_bucket_name” mdash bucket names must be DNS-compliant.

Conclusion

For Linux and NetBSD power users, pCloud and Backblaze B2 stand out for their mature CLIs and broad platform support. If privacy is paramount, consider Proton Drive or Tresorit. MEGA offers a solid free tier and a stable CLI, while Filen and Icedrive cover budget-friendly, encrypted options. Pair your chosen storage with the right CLI tool (or rclone for aggregated access) and you’ll have a flexible, scriptable, secure cloud workflow across both Linux and NetBSD.