Best cloud storage services with CLI for XigmaNAS (formerly NAS4Free): (Tutorial)

Best Cloud Storage Services with CLI Support for XigmaNAS (formerly NAS4Free)

XigmaNAS, built on a FreeBSD foundation, provides robust NAS features but lacks native cloud integration. Leveraging command-line interfaces (CLIs) from popular cloud providers allows seamless backups, synchronization, and remote storage management directly from your NAS. Below is an extensive guide covering top recommendations, a detailed comparison, CLI usage examples, and common troubleshooting tips.

Top Recommended Cloud Providers for XigmaNAS

• pCloud
• MEGA
• Proton Drive
• Filen
• Tresorit
• Icedrive
• Amazon S3
• Backblaze B2

Comparison Table

Which Cloud to Choose?

• Privacy-First: Choose Proton Drive or Tresorit for zero-knowledge end-to-end encryption.
• Value for Money: pCloud and Icedrive offer generous free tiers and lifetime plans.
• Enterprise Scalability: Amazon S3 and Backblaze B2 excel in performance, ecosystem integration, and cost predictability.
• High Transfer Quotas: MEGA’s generous free bandwidth and WebDAV support make large transfers easy.

Setting Up and Using Each CLI

1. pCloud (pcloudcc)

Install on FreeBSD/Linux:

pkg install pcloudcc
# or on Linux:
curl -fsSL https://downloads.pcloud.com/ubuntu/pcloudcc.list  tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pcloudcc.list
apt update  apt install pcloudcc

Authenticate and mount your pCloud:

pcloudcc --username your@email.com --mountpoint /mnt/pcloud

2. MEGA (megacmd)

Install login:

# FreeBSD:
pkg install megacmd
# Linux:
curl -sL https://mega.nz/keys/MEGA_signing.key  apt-key add -
echo deb https://mega.nz/linux/MEGAsync/xUbuntu_(lsb_release -rs) ./  tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mega.list
apt update  apt install megacmd

mega-login your@email.com YourPassword

Upload folder:

mega-put /path/to/data /Root/Backup

3. Proton Drive (proton-drive-cli)

Install via pip:

pip install proton-drive
proton-drive login

Sync a directory:

proton-drive sync --local /mnt/share --remote /Backup

4. Filen (filen-cli)

Download configure:

curl -sSL https://filen.io/install.sh  bash
filen-cli login

Upload file:

filen-cli upload /data/archive.tar.gz /Backup

5. Tresorit (tresorit-cli)

Install and sync:

# Linux packages available at Tresorit site
dpkg -i tresorit-cli_.deb

tresorit login
tresorit sync /LocalData MyTresor

6. Icedrive (icedrive-cli)

Installation mount:

curl -sSL https://icedrive.net/download/linux-cli  bash
icedrive login
icedrive mount /mnt/ice

7. Amazon S3 (AWS CLI)

Configure AWS CLI:

pkg install py37-pip  # FreeBSD
pip3 install awscli
aws configure
# Enter Access Key, Secret, region

Sync to S3 bucket:

aws s3 sync /mnt/share s3://my-xigmanas-backup

8. Backblaze B2 (b2-cli)

Installation authorize:

pip install b2
b2 authorize-account ACCOUNT_ID APPLICATION_KEY

Upload folder:

b2 sync /mnt/data b2://my-b2-bucket/backup

Typical Problems Troubleshooting

• Authentication Failures: Ensure correct credentials and region/endpoint settings. Check clock skew on NAS CLI tokens often fail if time is off.
• Mount Permissions: Use correct user/group or run CLI under root. Verify FUSE is installed and loaded (kldstat on FreeBSD).
• Rate Limiting Throttling: Some providers limit API calls. Batch operations or add delays (--limit-rate) in sync commands.
• Network Instability: Use retry flags (e.g., --retries for AWS CLI or --retries in rclone-like wrappers).
• Proxy Firewall: If your NAS is behind a strict firewall, set environment variables http_proxy / https_proxy before CLI calls.

Conclusion

For XigmaNAS, any of the above cloud providers can be integrated via their official CLI tools. Your choice hinges on privacy, budget, and performance needs. For zero-knowledge encryption, Proton Drive and Tresorit are ideal. For high scalability, Amazon S3 and Backblaze B2 stand out. For simple home/NAS backup, pCloud, MEGA or Icedrive offer generous free tiers and straightforward CLI usage. By automating CLI commands in cron jobs or scripts, you ensure reliable offsite backups and peace of mind.