Backup From QNAP / TrueNAS to FileLu
Already using QNAP or TrueNAS? Secure your data with FileLu’s offsite cloud backup. FileLuSync gives you a Web UI to manage sync jobs, browse folders, view logs, upload files, and mount FileLu as a local drive.
Install FileLuSync via YAML on TrueNAS
- Go to the Apps section.
- Click the Discover App button at the top right.
- Next to Custom App, click the three-dot menu and select Install via YAML.
- Enter an app name, for example
filelu. -
Paste the YAML configuration below and replace
FILELU_RCLONE_KEYwith your own FileLu Rclone key.
By default, this configuration mounts your FileLu cloud to /mnt/filelu and your TrueNAS pool to /mnt/TrueNAS inside the app container.
Web UI Features
Example YAML Configuration
services:
filelu:
command: >-
mount filelu: /mnt/filelu --vfs-cache-mode full --vfs-cache-max-size 10G
--vfs-cache-max-age 12h --vfs-write-back 5s --dir-cache-time 12h
--poll-interval 1m --buffer-size 32M --allow-other --allow-non-empty
--umask 002
entrypoint:
- /app/entrypoint.sh
environment:
FILELU_RCLONE_KEY: 'Your_FileLu_Rclone_Key_Here'
NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES: void
TZ: America/Los_Angeles
group_add:
- 568
image: filelusync/cloud-backup:latest
platform: linux/amd64
ports:
- protocol: tcp
published: 15000
target: 5000
privileged: True
pull_policy: missing
restart: 'no'
stdin_open: False
tty: False
volumes:
- /mnt/tank:/mnt/TrueNAS
- filelu-mount:/mnt/filelu
- filelu-jobs:/app/jobs
volumes:
filelu-jobs: Null
filelu-mount: {}
x-notes: >+
# iX App
## Bug Reports and Feature Requests
If you find a bug in this app or have an idea for a new feature, please file
an issue at
https://filelu.com/contact/
x-portals:
- host: 0.0.0.0
name: FileLuSync Web UI
path: /
port: 15000
scheme: http
After Installation
After installing, the app status should show Running.
Click the FileLuSync Web UI button and log in with your FileLu Rclone Key.
You can then access the FileLuSync dashboard and start setting up your sync jobs.
The current default mount is for TrueNAS volumes: /mnt/tank:/mnt/TrueNAS.
If you deploy on another NAS, Docker, Linux, Kubernetes, or macOS, adjust the mount point accordingly.
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