cluster: make workers write status and controller read the status

The controller will retry the batches if it loses contact with the
worker.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ jobs:
             README.md
             RELEASE.md
             CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
-            docs/content/{authors,bugs,changelog,docs,downloads,faq,filtering,gui,install,licence,overview,privacy}.md
+            docs/content/{authors,bugs,changelog,cluster,docs,downloads,faq,filtering,gui,install,licence,overview,privacy}.md
 
       - name: Scan edits of autogenerated files
         run: bin/check_autogenerated_edits.py 'origin/${{ github.base_ref }}'

cmd/cmd.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/cache"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/cluster"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configfile"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configflags"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/flags"
@@ -481,6 +482,22 @@ func initConfig() {
 			}
 		})
 	}
+
+	// Run as a cluster worker if configured, otherwise ignoring
+	// the command given on the command line
+	if ci.Cluster != "" {
+		if ci.ClusterID == "" || ci.ClusterID == "0" {
+			fs.Infof(nil, "Running in cluster mode %q as controller", ci.ClusterID)
+		} else {
+			fs.Infof(nil, "Running in cluster mode %q as worker with id %q", ci.ClusterID, ci.ClusterID)
+			worker, err := cluster.NewWorker(ctx)
+			if err != nil || worker == nil {
+				fs.Fatalf(nil, "Failed to start cluster worker: %v", err)
+			}
+			// Do not continue with the main thread
+			select {}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func resolveExitCode(err error) {

cmd/rcd/rcd.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/cluster"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/rc"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/rc/rcflags"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/rc/rcserver"
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ See the [rc documentation](/rc/) for more info on the rc flags.
 		"groups":            "RC",
 	},
 	Run: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		ctx := context.Background()
+
 		cmd.CheckArgs(0, 1, command, args)
 		if rc.Opt.Enabled {
 			fs.Fatalf(nil, "Don't supply --rc flag when using rcd")
@@ -49,6 +52,12 @@ See the [rc documentation](/rc/) for more info on the rc flags.
 			rc.Opt.Files = args[0]
 		}
 
+		// Start the cluster worker if configured
+		_, err := cluster.NewWorker(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			fs.Fatalf(nil, "Failed to start cluster worker: %v", err)
+		}
+
 		s, err := rcserver.Start(context.Background(), &rc.Opt)
 		if err != nil {
 			fs.Fatalf(nil, "Failed to start remote control: %v", err)

docs/content/cluster.md

@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+---
+title: "Cluster"
+description: "Clustering rclone"
+versionIntroduced: "v1.72"
+---
+
+# Cluster
+
+Rclone has a cluster mode invoked with the `--cluster` flag. This
+enables a group of rclone instances to work together on doing a sync.
+
+This is controlled by a group of flags starting with `--cluster-` and
+enabled with the `--cluster` flag.
+
+```text
+--cluster string                   Enable cluster mode with remote to use as shared storage
+--cluster-batch-files int          Max number of files for a cluster batch (default 1000)
+--cluster-batch-size SizeSuffix    Max size of files for a cluster batch (default 1Ti)
+--cluster-cleanup ClusterCleanup   Control which cluster files get cleaned up (default full)
+--cluster-id string                Set to an ID for the cluster. An ID of 0 or empty becomes the controller
+--cluster-quit-workers             Set to cause the controller to quit the workers when it finished
+```
+
+The command might look something like this which is a normal rclone
+command but with a new `--cluster` flag which points at an rclone
+remote defining the cluster storage. This is the signal to rclone that
+it should engage the cluster mode with a controller and workers.
+
+```sh
+rclone copy source: destination: --flags --cluster /work
+rclone copy source: destination: --flags --cluster s3:bucket
+```
+
+This works only with the `rclone sync`, `copy` and `move` commands.
+
+If the remote specified by the `--cluster` command is inside the
+`source:` or `destination:` it must be excluded with the filter flags.
+
+Any rclone remotes used in the transfer must be defined in all cluster
+nodes. Defining remotes with connection strings will get around that
+problem.
+
+## Terminology
+
+The cluster has two logical groups, the controller and the workers.
+There is one controller and many workers.
+
+The controller and the workers will communicate with each other by
+creating files in the remote pointed to by the `--cluster` flag. This
+could be for example an S3 bucket or a Kubernetes PVC.
+
+The files are JSON serialized rc commands. Multiple commands are sent
+using `rc/batch`. The commands flow `pending` →`processing` → `done` →
+`finished`
+
+```text
+└── queue
+    ├── pending    ← pending task files created by the controller
+    ├── processing ← claimed tasks being executed by a worker
+    ├── done       ← finished tasks awaiting the controller to read the result
+    └── finished   ← completed task files
+```
+
+The cluster can be set up in two ways as a persistent cluster or as a
+transient cluster.
+
+### Persistent cluster
+
+Run a cluster of workers using
+
+```sh
+rclone rcd --cluster /work
+```
+
+Then run rclone commands when required on the cluster:
+
+```sh
+rclone copy source: destination: --flags --cluster /work
+```
+
+In this mode there can be many rclone commands executing at once.
+
+### Transient cluster
+
+Run many copies of rclone simultaneously, for example in a Kubernetes
+indexed job.
+
+The rclone with `--cluster-id 0` becomes the controller and the others
+become the workers. For a Kubernetes indexed job, setting
+`--cluster-id $(JOB_COMPLETION_INDEX)` would work well.
+
+Add the `--cluster-quit-workers` flag - this will cause the controller
+to make sure the workers exit when it has finished.
+
+All instances of rclone run a command like this so the whole cluster
+can only run one rclone command:
+
+```sh
+rclone copy source: destination: --flags --cluster /work --cluster-id $(JOB_COMPLETION_INDEX) --cluster-quit-workers
+```
+
+## Controller
+
+The controller runs the sync and work distribution.
+
+- It does the listing of the source and destination directories
+  comparing files in order to find files which need to be transferred.
+- Files which need to be transferred are then batched into jobs of
+  `--cluster-batch-files` files to transfer or `--cluster-batch-size`
+  max size in `queue/pending` for the workers to pick up.
+- It watches `queue/done` for finished jobs and updates the transfer
+  statistics and logs any errors, accordingly moving the job to
+  `queue/finished`.
+
+Once the sync is complete, if `--cluster-quit-workers` is set, then it
+sends the workers a special command which causes them all to exit.
+
+The controller only sends transfer jobs to the workers. All the other
+tasks (eg listing, comparing) are done by the controller. The
+controller does not execute any transfer tasks itself.
+
+The controller reads worker status as written to `queue/status` and
+will detect workers which have stopped. If it detects a failed worker
+then it will re-assign any outstanding work.
+
+## Workers
+
+The workers job is entirely to act as API endpoints that receive their
+work via files in `/work`. Then
+
+- Read work in `queue/pending`
+- Attempt to rename into `queue/processing`
+- If the cluster work directory supports atomic renames, then use
+  those, otherwise read the file, write the copy, delete the original.
+  If the delete fails then the rename was not successful (possible on
+  s3 backends).
+- If successful then do that item of work. If not successful another
+  worker got there first and sleep for a bit then retry.
+- After the copy is complete then remove the `queue/processing` file
+  or rename it into `queue/finished` if the `--cluster-cleanup` flag
+  allows it.
+- Repeat
+
+Every second the worker will write a status file in `queue/status` to
+be read by the controller.
+
+## Layout of the work directory
+
+The format of the files in this directory may change without notice
+but the layout is documented here as it can help debugging.
+
+```text
+/work                - root of the work directory
+└── queue            - files to control the queue
+    ├── done         - job files that are finished and read
+    ├── finished     - job files that are finished but not yet read
+    ├── pending      - job files that are not started yet
+    ├── processing   - job files that are running
+    └── status       - worker status files
+```
+
+If debugging use `--cluster-cleanup none` to leave the completed files
+in the directory layout.
+
+## Flags
+
+### --cluster string
+
+This enables the cluster mode. Without this flag, all the other
+cluster flags are ignored. This should be given a remote which can be
+a local directory, eg `/work` or a remote directory, eg `s3:bucket`.
+
+### --cluster-batch-files int
+
+This controls the number of files copied in a cluster batch. Setting
+this larger may be more efficient but it means the statistics will be
+less accurate on the controller (default 1000).
+
+### --cluster-batch-size SizeSuffix
+
+This controls the total size of files in a cluster batch. If the size
+of the files in a batch exceeds this number then the batch will be
+sent to the workers. Setting this larger may be more efficient but it
+means the statistics will be less accurate on the controller. (default
+1TiB)
+
+### --cluster-cleanup ClusterCleanup
+
+Controls which cluster files get cleaned up.
+
+- `full` - clean all work files (default)
+- `completed` - clean completed work files but leave the errors and status
+- `none` - leave all the file (useful for debugging)
+
+### --cluster-id string
+
+Set an ID for the rclone instance. This can be a string or a number.
+An ID of 0 will become the controller otherwise the instance will
+become a worker. If this flag isn't supplied or the value is empty,
+then a random string will be used instead.
+
+### --cluster-quit-workers
+
+If this flag is set, then when the controller finishes its sync task
+it will quit all the workers before it exits.
+
+## Not implemented
+
+Here are some features from the original design which are not
+implemented yet:
+
+- the controller will not notice if workers die or fail to complete
+  their tasks
+- the controller does not re-assign the workers work if necessary
+- the controller does not restart the sync
+- the workers do not write any status files (but the stats are
+  correctly accounted)

docs/content/docs.md

@@ -3315,6 +3315,15 @@ For the remote control options and for instructions on how to remote control rcl
 
 See [the remote control section](/rc/).
 
+## Cluster
+
+For the cluster options and for instructions on how to cluster rclone:
+
+- `--cluster`
+- Anything starting with `--cluster-`
+
+See the [cluster section](/cluster/).
+
 ## Logging
 
 rclone has 4 levels of logging, `ERROR`, `NOTICE`, `INFO` and `DEBUG`.

docs/layouts/chrome/navbar.html

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
           <a class="dropdown-item" href="/gui/"><i class="fa fa-book fa-fw"></i> GUI</a>
           <a class="dropdown-item" href="/rc/"><i class="fa fa-book fa-fw"></i> Remote Control</a>
           <a class="dropdown-item" href="/remote_setup/"><i class="fa fa-book fa-fw"></i> Remote Setup</a>
+          <a class="dropdown-item" href="/cluster/"><i class="fa fa-book fa-fw"></i> Cluster</a>
           <a class="dropdown-item" href="/changelog/"><i class="fa fa-book fa-fw"></i> Changelog</a>
           <a class="dropdown-item" href="/bugs/"><i class="fa fa-book fa-fw"></i> Bugs</a>
           <a class="dropdown-item" href="/faq/"><i class="fa fa-book fa-fw"></i> FAQ</a>

fs/accounting/accounting.go

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ type accountValues struct {
 	max     int64      // if >=0 the max number of bytes to transfer
 	start   time.Time  // Start time of first read
 	lpTime  time.Time  // Time of last average measurement
-	lpBytes int        // Number of bytes read since last measurement
+	lpBytes int64      // Number of bytes read since last measurement
 	avg     float64    // Moving average of last few measurements in Byte/s
 }
 
@@ -344,15 +344,20 @@ func (acc *Account) limitPerFileBandwidth(n int) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Account the read and limit bandwidth
-func (acc *Account) accountRead(n int) {
+// Account the read
+func (acc *Account) accountReadN(n int64) {
 	// Update Stats
 	acc.values.mu.Lock()
 	acc.values.lpBytes += n
-	acc.values.bytes += int64(n)
+	acc.values.bytes += n
 	acc.values.mu.Unlock()
 
-	acc.stats.Bytes(int64(n))
+	acc.stats.Bytes(n)
+}
+
+// Account the read and limit bandwidth
+func (acc *Account) accountRead(n int) {
+	acc.accountReadN(int64(n))
 
 	TokenBucket.LimitBandwidth(TokenBucketSlotAccounting, n)
 	acc.limitPerFileBandwidth(n)
@@ -427,6 +432,15 @@ func (acc *Account) AccountRead(n int) (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
+// AccountReadN account having read n bytes
+//
+// Does not obey any transfer limits, bandwidth limits, etc.
+func (acc *Account) AccountReadN(n int64) {
+	acc.mu.Lock()
+	defer acc.mu.Unlock()
+	acc.accountReadN(n)
+}
+
 // Close the object
 func (acc *Account) Close() error {
 	acc.mu.Lock()

fs/accounting/accounting_test.go

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestAccountRead(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.True(t, acc.values.start.IsZero())
 	acc.values.mu.Lock()
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, acc.values.lpBytes)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), acc.values.lpBytes)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), acc.values.bytes)
 	acc.values.mu.Unlock()
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), stats.bytes)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestAccountRead(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.False(t, acc.values.start.IsZero())
 	acc.values.mu.Lock()
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, acc.values.lpBytes)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), acc.values.lpBytes)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), acc.values.bytes)
 	acc.values.mu.Unlock()
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), stats.bytes)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func testAccountWriteTo(t *testing.T, withBuffer bool) {
 
 	assert.True(t, acc.values.start.IsZero())
 	acc.values.mu.Lock()
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, acc.values.lpBytes)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), acc.values.lpBytes)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), acc.values.bytes)
 	acc.values.mu.Unlock()
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), stats.bytes)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func testAccountWriteTo(t *testing.T, withBuffer bool) {
 
 	assert.False(t, acc.values.start.IsZero())
 	acc.values.mu.Lock()
-	assert.Equal(t, len(buf), acc.values.lpBytes)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(len(buf)), acc.values.lpBytes)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(len(buf)), acc.values.bytes)
 	acc.values.mu.Unlock()
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(len(buf)), stats.bytes)

fs/cluster/cluster.go

@@ -0,0 +1,598 @@
+// Package cluster implements a machanism to distribute work over a
+// cluster of rclone instances.
+package cluster
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/filter"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/rc"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/atexit"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/errcount"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+)
+
+// ErrClusterNotConfigured is returned from creation functions.
+var ErrClusterNotConfigured = errors.New("cluster is not configured")
+
+// If we don't hear from workers in this time we assume they have timed out
+// and re-assign their jobs.
+const workerTimeout = 2 * time.Second
+
+// Cluster describes the workings of the current cluster.
+type Cluster struct {
+	jobs        *Jobs
+	id          string
+	batchFiles  int
+	batchSize   fs.SizeSuffix
+	cleanup     fs.ClusterCleanup    // how we cleanup cluster files
+	_config     rc.Params            // for rc
+	_filter     rc.Params            // for rc
+	cancel      func()               // stop bg job
+	wg          sync.WaitGroup       // bg job finished
+	quit        chan struct{}        // signal graceful stop
+	sync        chan chan<- struct{} // sync the current jobs
+	quitWorkers bool                 // if set, send workers a stop signal on Shutdown
+
+	workers     map[string]*WorkerStatus // worker ID => status
+	deadWorkers map[string]struct{}
+
+	mu           sync.Mutex
+	currentBatch Batch
+	inflight     map[string]Batch
+	shutdown     bool
+}
+
+// Batch is a collection of rc tasks to do
+type Batch struct {
+	size   int64       // size in batch
+	Path   string      `json:"_path"`
+	Inputs []rc.Params `json:"inputs"`
+	Config rc.Params   `json:"_config,omitempty"`
+	Filter rc.Params   `json:"_filter,omitempty"`
+
+	trs   []*accounting.Transfer // transfer for each Input
+	sizes []int64                // sizes for each Input
+}
+
+// BatchResult has the results of the batch as received.
+type BatchResult struct {
+	Results []rc.Params `json:"results"`
+
+	// Error returns
+	Error  string `json:"error"`
+	Status int    `json:"status"`
+	Input  string `json:"input"`
+	Path   string `json:"path"`
+}
+
+// NewCluster creates a new cluster from the config in ctx.
+//
+// It may return nil for no cluster is configured.
+func NewCluster(ctx context.Context) (*Cluster, error) {
+	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
+	if ci.Cluster == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	jobs, err := NewJobs(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	c := &Cluster{
+		jobs:        jobs,
+		id:          ci.ClusterID,
+		quitWorkers: ci.ClusterQuitWorkers,
+		batchFiles:  ci.ClusterBatchFiles,
+		batchSize:   ci.ClusterBatchSize,
+		cleanup:     ci.ClusterCleanup,
+		quit:        make(chan struct{}),
+		sync:        make(chan chan<- struct{}),
+		inflight:    make(map[string]Batch),
+		workers:     make(map[string]*WorkerStatus),
+		deadWorkers: make(map[string]struct{}),
+	}
+
+	// Configure _config
+	configParams, err := fs.ConfigOptionsInfo.NonDefaultRC(ci)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read global config: %w", err)
+	}
+	// Remove any global cluster config
+	for k := range configParams {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(k, "Cluster") {
+			delete(configParams, k)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(configParams) != 0 {
+		fs.Debugf(nil, "Overridden global config: %#v", configParams)
+	}
+	c._config = rc.Params(configParams)
+
+	// Configure _filter
+	fi := filter.GetConfig(ctx)
+	if !fi.InActive() {
+		filterParams, err := filter.OptionsInfo.NonDefaultRC(fi)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read filter config: %w", err)
+		}
+		fs.Debugf(nil, "Overridden filter config: %#v", filterParams)
+		c._filter = rc.Params(filterParams)
+	}
+
+	err = c.jobs.createDirectoryStructure(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Start the background worker
+	bgCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	c.cancel = cancel
+	c.wg.Add(1)
+	go c.run(bgCtx)
+
+	fs.Logf(c.jobs.f, "Started cluster master")
+
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+var (
+	globalClusterMu sync.Mutex
+	globalCluster   *Cluster
+)
+
+// GetCluster starts or gets a cluster.
+//
+// If no cluster is configured or the cluster can't be started then it
+// returns nil.
+func GetCluster(ctx context.Context) *Cluster {
+	globalClusterMu.Lock()
+	defer globalClusterMu.Unlock()
+
+	if globalCluster != nil {
+		return globalCluster
+	}
+
+	cluster, err := NewCluster(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "Failed to start cluster: %v", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if cluster != nil {
+		atexit.Register(func() {
+			err := cluster.Shutdown(context.Background())
+			if err != nil {
+				fs.Errorf(nil, "Failed to shutdown cluster: %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	globalCluster = cluster
+	return globalCluster
+}
+
+// Send the current batch for processing
+//
+// call with c.mu held
+func (c *Cluster) sendBatch(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+	// Do nothing if the batch is empty
+	if len(c.currentBatch.Inputs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Get and reset current batch
+	b := c.currentBatch
+	c.currentBatch = Batch{}
+
+	b.Path = "job/batch"
+	b.Config = c._config
+	b.Filter = c._filter
+
+	// write the pending job
+	name, err := c.jobs.writeJob(ctx, clusterPending, &b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fs.Infof(name, "written cluster batch file")
+	c.inflight[name] = b
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Add the command to the current batch
+func (c *Cluster) addToBatch(ctx context.Context, obj fs.Object, in rc.Params, size int64, tr *accounting.Transfer) (err error) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	if c.shutdown {
+		return errors.New("internal error: can't add file to Shutdown cluster")
+	}
+
+	c.currentBatch.Inputs = append(c.currentBatch.Inputs, in)
+	c.currentBatch.size += size
+	c.currentBatch.trs = append(c.currentBatch.trs, tr)
+	c.currentBatch.sizes = append(c.currentBatch.sizes, size)
+
+	if c.currentBatch.size >= int64(c.batchSize) || len(c.currentBatch.Inputs) >= c.batchFiles {
+		err = c.sendBatch(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Move does operations.Move via the cluster.
+//
+// Move src object to dst or fdst if nil.  If dst is nil then it uses
+// remote as the name of the new object.
+func (c *Cluster) Move(ctx context.Context, fdst fs.Fs, dst fs.Object, remote string, src fs.Object) (err error) {
+	tr := accounting.Stats(ctx).NewTransfer(src, fdst)
+	if operations.SkipDestructive(ctx, src, "cluster move") {
+		in := tr.Account(ctx, nil)
+		in.DryRun(src.Size())
+		tr.Done(ctx, nil)
+		return nil
+	}
+	fsrc, ok := src.Fs().(fs.Fs)
+	if !ok {
+		err = errors.New("internal error: cluster move: can't cast src.Fs() to fs.Fs")
+		tr.Done(ctx, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	in := rc.Params{
+		"_path":     "operations/movefile",
+		"dstFs":     fs.ConfigStringFull(fdst),
+		"dstRemote": remote,
+		"srcFs":     fs.ConfigStringFull(fsrc),
+		"srcRemote": src.Remote(),
+	}
+	if dst != nil {
+		in["dstRemote"] = dst.Remote()
+	}
+	return c.addToBatch(ctx, src, in, src.Size(), tr)
+}
+
+// Copy does operations.Copy via the cluster.
+//
+// Copy src object to dst or fdst if nil.  If dst is nil then it uses
+// remote as the name of the new object.
+func (c *Cluster) Copy(ctx context.Context, fdst fs.Fs, dst fs.Object, remote string, src fs.Object) (err error) {
+	tr := accounting.Stats(ctx).NewTransfer(src, fdst)
+	if operations.SkipDestructive(ctx, src, "cluster copy") {
+		in := tr.Account(ctx, nil)
+		in.DryRun(src.Size())
+		tr.Done(ctx, nil)
+		return nil
+	}
+	fsrc, ok := src.Fs().(fs.Fs)
+	if !ok {
+		err = errors.New("internal error: cluster copy: can't cast src.Fs() to fs.Fs")
+		tr.Done(ctx, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	in := rc.Params{
+		"_path":     "operations/copyfile",
+		"dstFs":     fs.ConfigStringFull(fdst),
+		"dstRemote": remote,
+		"srcFs":     fs.ConfigStringFull(fsrc),
+		"srcRemote": src.Remote(),
+	}
+	if dst != nil {
+		in["dstRemote"] = dst.Remote()
+	}
+	return c.addToBatch(ctx, src, in, src.Size(), tr)
+}
+
+// DeleteFile does operations.DeleteFile via the cluster
+//
+// If useBackupDir is set and --backup-dir is in effect then it moves
+// the file to there instead of deleting
+func (c *Cluster) DeleteFile(ctx context.Context, dst fs.Object) (err error) {
+	tr := accounting.Stats(ctx).NewCheckingTransfer(dst, "deleting")
+	err = accounting.Stats(ctx).DeleteFile(ctx, dst.Size())
+	if err != nil {
+		tr.Done(ctx, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	if operations.SkipDestructive(ctx, dst, "cluster delete") {
+		tr.Done(ctx, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	fdst, ok := dst.Fs().(fs.Fs)
+	if !ok {
+		err = errors.New("internal error: cluster delete: can't cast dst.Fs() to fs.Fs")
+		tr.Done(ctx, nil)
+		return err
+	}
+	in := rc.Params{
+		"_path":  "operations/deletefile",
+		"fs":     fs.ConfigStringFull(fdst),
+		"remote": dst.Remote(),
+	}
+	return c.addToBatch(ctx, dst, in, 0, tr)
+}
+
+// processCompletedJob loads the job and checks it off
+func (c *Cluster) processCompletedJob(ctx context.Context, obj fs.Object) error {
+	name := path.Base(obj.Remote())
+	name, _ = strings.CutSuffix(name, ".json")
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "cluster: processing completed job %q", name)
+
+	var output BatchResult
+	err := c.jobs.readJob(ctx, obj, &output)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("check jobs read: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	input, ok := c.inflight[name]
+	// FIXME delete or save job
+	if !ok {
+		for k := range c.inflight {
+			fs.Debugf(nil, "key %q", k)
+		}
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+		return fmt.Errorf("check jobs: job %q not found", name)
+	}
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Delete the inflight entry when batch is processed
+	defer func() {
+		c.mu.Lock()
+		delete(c.inflight, name)
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	// Check job
+	if output.Error != "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cluster: failed to run batch job: %s (%d)", output.Error, output.Status)
+	}
+	if len(input.Inputs) != len(output.Results) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cluster: input had %d jobs but output had %d", len(input.Inputs), len(output.Results))
+	}
+
+	// Run through the batch and mark operations as successful or not
+	for i := range input.Inputs {
+		in := input.Inputs[i]
+		tr := input.trs[i]
+		size := input.sizes[i]
+		out := output.Results[i]
+		errorString, hasError := out["error"]
+		var err error
+		if hasError && errorString != "" {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("cluster: worker error: %s (%v)", errorString, out["status"])
+		}
+		if err == nil && in["_path"] == "operations/movefile" {
+			accounting.Stats(ctx).Renames(1)
+		}
+		acc := tr.Account(ctx, nil)
+		acc.AccountReadN(size)
+		tr.Done(ctx, err)
+		remote, ok := in["dstRemote"]
+		if !ok {
+			remote = in["remote"]
+		}
+		if err == nil {
+			fs.Infof(remote, "cluster %s successful", in["_path"])
+		} else {
+			fs.Errorf(remote, "cluster %s failed: %v", in["_path"], err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// loadWorkerStatus updates the worker status
+func (c *Cluster) loadWorkerStatus(ctx context.Context) error {
+	objs, err := c.jobs.listDir(ctx, clusterStatus)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cluster: get job status list failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	ec := errcount.New()
+	g, gCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	for _, obj := range objs {
+		g.Go(func() error {
+			buf, err := c.jobs.readFile(gCtx, obj)
+			if err != nil {
+				ec.Add(fmt.Errorf("read object: %w", err))
+				return nil
+			}
+			workerStatus := new(WorkerStatus)
+			err = json.Unmarshal(buf, workerStatus)
+			if err != nil {
+				ec.Add(fmt.Errorf("status json: %w", err))
+				return nil
+			}
+			mu.Lock()
+			c.workers[workerStatus.ID] = workerStatus
+			mu.Unlock()
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+	return ec.Err("cluster: load status")
+}
+
+// checkWorkers loads the worker status
+func (c *Cluster) checkWorkers(ctx context.Context) {
+	err := c.loadWorkerStatus(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "failed to read some worker status: %v", err)
+	}
+	for workerID, status := range c.workers {
+		timeSinceUpdated := time.Since(status.Updated)
+		if timeSinceUpdated > workerTimeout {
+			if _, isDead := c.deadWorkers[workerID]; isDead {
+				continue
+			}
+			fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: haven't heard from worker %q for %v - assuming dead", workerID, timeSinceUpdated)
+			// Find any jobs claimed by worker and restart
+			objs, err := c.jobs.listDir(ctx, clusterProcessing)
+			if err != nil {
+				fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: failed to find pending jobs: %v", err)
+				continue
+			}
+			for _, obj := range objs {
+				fs.Errorf(obj, "cluster: checking job")
+				// Jobs are named {jobID}-{workerID}.json
+				name := strings.TrimSuffix(path.Base(obj.Remote()), ".json")
+				dash := strings.LastIndex(name, "-")
+				if dash < 0 {
+					fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: failed to find dash in job %q", name)
+					continue
+				}
+				jobID, jobWorkerID := name[:dash], name[dash+1:]
+				fs.Errorf(obj, "cluster: checking jobID %q, workerID %q", jobID, jobWorkerID)
+				if workerID != jobWorkerID {
+					fs.Debugf(nil, "cluster: job %q doesn't match %q", jobWorkerID, workerID)
+					continue
+				}
+				// Found a job running on worker - rename it back to Pending
+				newRemote := path.Join(clusterPending, jobID+".json")
+				_, err = c.jobs.rename(ctx, obj, newRemote)
+				if err != nil {
+					fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: failed to restart job %q: %v", jobID, err)
+					continue
+				}
+				fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: restarted job %q", jobID)
+			}
+			c.deadWorkers[workerID] = struct{}{}
+		} else {
+			if _, isDead := c.deadWorkers[workerID]; isDead {
+				fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: dead worker %q came back to life!", workerID)
+				delete(c.deadWorkers, workerID)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// checkJobs sees if there are any completed jobs
+func (c *Cluster) checkJobs(ctx context.Context) {
+	objs, err := c.jobs.listDir(ctx, clusterDone)
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: get completed job list failed: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	for _, obj := range objs {
+		err := c.processCompletedJob(ctx, obj)
+		status := "output-ok"
+		ok := true
+		if err != nil {
+			status = "output-failed"
+			ok = false
+			fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: process completed job failed: %v", err)
+		}
+		c.jobs.finish(ctx, obj, status, ok)
+	}
+}
+
+// Run the background process
+func (c *Cluster) run(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer c.wg.Done()
+	checkJobs := time.NewTicker(clusterCheckJobsInterval)
+	defer checkJobs.Stop()
+	checkWorkers := time.NewTicker(clusterCheckWorkersInterval)
+	defer checkWorkers.Stop()
+	var syncedChans []chan<- struct{}
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-c.quit:
+			fs.Debugf(nil, "cluster: quit request received")
+			return
+		case synced := <-c.sync:
+			syncedChans = append(syncedChans, synced)
+			fs.Debugf(nil, "cluster: sync request received")
+		case <-checkWorkers.C:
+			c.checkWorkers(ctx)
+		case <-checkJobs.C:
+		}
+		c.checkJobs(ctx)
+		if len(syncedChans) > 0 {
+			c.mu.Lock()
+			n := len(c.inflight)
+			c.mu.Unlock()
+			if n == 0 {
+				fs.Debugf(nil, "cluster: synced")
+				for _, synced := range syncedChans {
+					synced <- struct{}{}
+				}
+				syncedChans = nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Sync the cluster.
+//
+// Call this when all job items have been added to the cluster.
+//
+// This will wait for any outstanding jobs to finish regardless of who
+// put them in
+func (c *Cluster) Sync(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// Flush any outstanding
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	err := c.sendBatch(ctx)
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Wait for the cluster to be empty
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	c.sync <- done
+	<-done
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// Shutdown the cluster.
+//
+// Call this when all job items have been added to the cluster.
+//
+// This will wait for any outstanding jobs to finish.
+func (c *Cluster) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	inBatch := len(c.currentBatch.Inputs)
+	inFlight := len(c.inflight)
+	shutdown := c.shutdown
+	c.shutdown = true
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if inBatch > 0 {
+		err = errors.Join(nil, fmt.Errorf("%d items batched on cluster shutdown", inBatch))
+	}
+	if inFlight > 0 {
+		err = errors.Join(nil, fmt.Errorf("%d items in flight on cluster shutdown", inFlight))
+	}
+	if shutdown {
+		fs.Debugf(nil, "cluster: already shutdown")
+		return nil
+	}
+	c.quit <- struct{}{}
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "Waiting for cluster to finish")
+	c.wg.Wait()
+
+	// Send a quit job
+	if c.quitWorkers {
+		fs.Logf(nil, "Sending quit to workers")
+		quitErr := c.jobs.writeQuitJob(ctx, clusterPending)
+		if quitErr != nil {
+			err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("shutdown quit: %w", quitErr))
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+// Abort the cluster and any outstanding jobs.
+func (c *Cluster) Abort() {
+	c.cancel()
+	c.wg.Wait()
+}

fs/cluster/jobs.go

@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+package cluster
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"cmp"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/cache"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/hash"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/object"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/atexit"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/pacer"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/random"
+)
+
+// Batches flow from queue/pending to queue/processing/
+const (
+	clusterQueue      = "queue"
+	clusterPending    = clusterQueue + "/pending"
+	clusterProcessing = clusterQueue + "/processing"
+	clusterDone       = clusterQueue + "/done"
+	clusterFinished   = clusterQueue + "/finished"
+	clusterStatus     = clusterQueue + "/status"
+
+	minSleep      = 10 * time.Millisecond
+	maxSleep      = 2 * time.Second
+	decayConstant = 2 // bigger for slower decay, exponential
+
+	// Read the queue this often
+	clusterCheckJobsInterval = time.Second
+
+	// Write the worker status this often
+	clusterWriteStatusInterval = time.Second
+
+	// Read the worker status this often
+	clusterCheckWorkersInterval = time.Second
+
+	// Name of job which signals to the workers to quit
+	quitJob = "QUIT"
+)
+
+// Jobs is a container for sending and receiving jobs to the cluster.
+type Jobs struct {
+	remote  string            // remote for job storage
+	f       fs.Fs             // cluster remote storage
+	partial bool              // do we need to write and rename
+	hasMove bool              // set if f has server side move otherwise has server side copy
+	cleanup fs.ClusterCleanup // how we cleanup the cluster files
+	pacer   *fs.Pacer         // To pace the API calls
+}
+
+// NewJobs creates a Jobs source from the config in ctx.
+//
+// It may return nil for no cluster is configured.
+func NewJobs(ctx context.Context) (*Jobs, error) {
+	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
+	if ci.Cluster == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	f, err := cache.Get(ctx, ci.Cluster)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cluster remote creation: %w", err)
+	}
+	features := f.Features()
+	if features.Move == nil && features.Copy == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cluster remote must have server side move and %q doesn't", ci.Cluster)
+	}
+	jobs := &Jobs{
+		remote:  ci.Cluster,
+		f:       f,
+		partial: features.PartialUploads,
+		hasMove: features.Move != nil,
+		pacer:   fs.NewPacer(ctx, pacer.NewDefault(pacer.MinSleep(minSleep), pacer.MaxSleep(maxSleep), pacer.DecayConstant(decayConstant))),
+		cleanup: ci.ClusterCleanup,
+	}
+	return jobs, nil
+}
+
+// Create the cluster directory structure
+func (jobs *Jobs) createDirectoryStructure(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+	for _, dir := range []string{clusterPending, clusterProcessing, clusterDone, clusterFinished, clusterStatus} {
+		err = jobs.f.Mkdir(ctx, dir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cluster mkdir %q: %w", dir, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// rename a file
+//
+// if this returns fs.ErrorObjectNotFound then the file has already been renamed.
+func (jobs *Jobs) rename(ctx context.Context, src fs.Object, dstRemote string) (dst fs.Object, err error) {
+	features := jobs.f.Features()
+	if jobs.hasMove {
+		dst, err = features.Move(ctx, src, dstRemote)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cluster: failed to rename job file: %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		dst, err = features.Copy(ctx, src, dstRemote)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cluster: failed to rename (copy phase) job file: %w", err)
+		}
+		err = src.Remove(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cluster: failed to rename (delete phase) job file: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return dst, nil
+}
+
+// Finish with a jobs file
+func (jobs *Jobs) finish(ctx context.Context, obj fs.Object, status string, ok bool) {
+	var err error
+	if (ok && jobs.cleanup == fs.ClusterCleanupCompleted) || jobs.cleanup == fs.ClusterCleanupFull {
+		err = obj.Remove(ctx)
+	} else {
+		name := path.Join(clusterFinished, status, path.Base(obj.Remote()))
+		_, err = jobs.rename(ctx, obj, name)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: removing completed job failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// write buf into remote
+func (jobs *Jobs) writeFile(ctx context.Context, remote string, modTime time.Time, buf []byte) error {
+	partialRemote := remote
+	if jobs.partial {
+		partialRemote = remote + ".partial"
+	}
+	// Calculate hashes
+	w, err := hash.NewMultiHasherTypes(jobs.f.Hashes())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = w.Write(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	obji := object.NewStaticObjectInfo(partialRemote, modTime, int64(len(buf)), true, w.Sums(), jobs.f)
+	var obj fs.Object
+	err = jobs.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
+		in := bytes.NewBuffer(buf)
+		obj, err = jobs.f.Put(ctx, in, obji)
+		if err != nil {
+			return true, fmt.Errorf("cluster: failed to write %q: %q", remote, err)
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if jobs.partial {
+		obj, err = jobs.rename(ctx, obj, remote)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Remove the file if it exists
+func (jobs *Jobs) removeFile(ctx context.Context, remote string) error {
+	obj, err := jobs.f.NewObject(ctx, remote)
+	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrorObjectNotFound) || errors.Is(err, fs.ErrorDirNotFound) {
+		return nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return obj.Remove(ctx)
+}
+
+// write a job to a file returning the name
+func (jobs *Jobs) writeJob(ctx context.Context, where string, job any) (name string, err error) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	name = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", now.Format(time.RFC3339Nano), random.String(20))
+	remote := path.Join(where, name+".json")
+	buf, err := json.MarshalIndent(job, "", "\t")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("cluster: job json: %w", err)
+	}
+	err = jobs.writeFile(ctx, remote, now, buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("cluster: job write: %w", err)
+	}
+	return name, nil
+}
+
+// write a quit job to a file
+func (jobs *Jobs) writeQuitJob(ctx context.Context, where string) (err error) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	remote := path.Join(where, quitJob+".json")
+	err = jobs.writeFile(ctx, remote, now, []byte("{}"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cluster: quit job write: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// read buf from object
+func (jobs *Jobs) readFile(ctx context.Context, o fs.Object) (buf []byte, err error) {
+	err = jobs.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
+		in, err := operations.Open(ctx, o)
+		if err != nil {
+			return true, fmt.Errorf("cluster: failed to open %q: %w", o, err)
+		}
+		buf, err = io.ReadAll(in)
+		if err != nil {
+			return true, fmt.Errorf("cluster: failed to read %q: %w", o, err)
+		}
+		err = in.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			return true, fmt.Errorf("cluster: failed to close %q: %w", o, err)
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return buf, nil
+}
+
+// read a job from a file
+//
+// job should be a pointer to something to be unmarshalled
+func (jobs *Jobs) readJob(ctx context.Context, obj fs.Object, job any) error {
+	buf, err := jobs.readFile(ctx, obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cluster: job read: %w", err)
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(buf, job)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cluster: job read json: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// lists the json files in a cluster directory
+func (jobs *Jobs) listDir(ctx context.Context, dir string) (objects []fs.Object, err error) {
+	entries, err := jobs.f.List(ctx, dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cluster: failed to list %q: %w", dir, err)
+	}
+	entries.ForObject(func(o fs.Object) {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(o.Remote(), ".json") {
+			objects = append(objects, o)
+		}
+	})
+	slices.SortStableFunc(objects, func(a, b fs.Object) int {
+		return cmp.Compare(a.Remote(), b.Remote())
+	})
+	return objects, nil
+}
+
+// get a job from pending if there is one available.
+//
+// Returns a nil object if no jobs are available.
+//
+// FIXME should mark jobs as error jobs in here if they can't be read properly?
+func (jobs *Jobs) getJob(ctx context.Context, id string) (name string, obj fs.Object, err error) {
+	objs, err := jobs.listDir(ctx, clusterPending)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("get job list: %w", err)
+	}
+	quit := false
+	for len(objs) > 0 {
+		obj = objs[0]
+		objs = objs[1:]
+		name = path.Base(obj.Remote())
+		name, _ = strings.CutSuffix(name, ".json")
+
+		// See if we have been asked to quit
+		if name == quitJob {
+			quit = true
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// claim the job
+		newName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.json", name, id)
+		newRemote := path.Join(clusterProcessing, newName)
+		obj, err = jobs.rename(ctx, obj, newRemote)
+		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrorObjectNotFound) {
+			// claim failed - try again
+			continue
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("get job claim: %w", err)
+		}
+		return name, obj, nil
+	}
+	// No jobs found
+	if quit {
+		fs.Logf(nil, "Exiting cluster worker on command")
+		atexit.Run()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	return "", nil, nil
+}

fs/cluster/worker.go

@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+package cluster
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"path"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/rc"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/rc/jobs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/random"
+)
+
+const maxWorkersDone = 16 // maximum jobs in the done list
+
+// Worker describes a single instance of a cluster worker.
+type Worker struct {
+	jobs   *Jobs
+	cancel func()         // stop bg job
+	wg     sync.WaitGroup //  bg job finished
+	id     string         // id of this worker
+	status string         // place it stores it status
+
+	jobsMu  sync.Mutex
+	running map[string]struct{} // IDs of the jobs being processed
+	done    []string            // IDs of finished jobs
+}
+
+// WorkerStatus shows the status of this worker including jobs
+// running.
+type WorkerStatus struct {
+	ID      string               `json:"id"`
+	Running map[string]rc.Params `json:"running"` // Job ID => accounting.RemoteStats
+	Done    map[string]bool      `json:"done"`    // Job ID => finished status
+	Updated time.Time            `json:"updated"`
+}
+
+// NewWorker creates a new cluster from the config in ctx.
+//
+// It may return nil for no cluster is configured.
+func NewWorker(ctx context.Context) (*Worker, error) {
+	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
+	if ci.Cluster == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	jobs, err := NewJobs(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	w := &Worker{
+		jobs:    jobs,
+		id:      ci.ClusterID,
+		running: make(map[string]struct{}),
+	}
+	if w.id == "" {
+		w.id = random.String(10)
+	}
+	w.status = path.Join(clusterStatus, w.id+".json")
+
+	// Start the background workers
+	bgCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	w.cancel = cancel
+	w.wg.Add(1)
+	go w.runJobs(bgCtx)
+	w.wg.Add(1)
+	go w.runStatus(bgCtx)
+
+	fs.Logf(w.jobs.f, "Started cluster worker")
+
+	return w, nil
+}
+
+// Check to see if a job exists and run it if available
+func (w *Worker) checkJobs(ctx context.Context) {
+	name, obj, err := w.jobs.getJob(ctx, w.id)
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "check jobs get: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if obj == nil {
+		return // no jobs available
+	}
+
+	// make a stats group for this job
+	ctx = accounting.WithStatsGroup(ctx, name)
+
+	// Add job ID
+	w.jobsMu.Lock()
+	w.running[name] = struct{}{}
+	w.jobsMu.Unlock()
+	fs.Infof(nil, "write jobID %q", name)
+
+	// Remove job ID on exit
+	defer func() {
+		w.jobsMu.Lock()
+		delete(w.running, name)
+		w.done = append(w.done, name)
+		if len(w.done) > maxWorkersDone {
+			w.done = w.done[len(w.done)-maxWorkersDone : len(w.done)]
+		}
+		w.jobsMu.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "cluster: processing pending job %q", name)
+	inBuf, err := w.jobs.readFile(ctx, obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "check jobs read: %v", err)
+		w.jobs.finish(ctx, obj, "input-error", false)
+		return
+	}
+	outBuf := jobs.NewJobFromBytes(ctx, inBuf)
+	remote := path.Join(clusterDone, name+".json")
+	err = w.jobs.writeFile(ctx, remote, time.Now(), outBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "check jobs failed to write output: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	w.jobs.finish(ctx, obj, "input-ok", true)
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "cluster: processed pending job %q", name)
+}
+
+// Run the background process to pick up jobs
+func (w *Worker) runJobs(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer w.wg.Done()
+	checkJobs := time.NewTicker(clusterCheckJobsInterval)
+	defer checkJobs.Stop()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-checkJobs.C:
+			w.checkJobs(ctx)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Write the worker status
+func (w *Worker) writeStatus(ctx context.Context) {
+	// Create the worker status from the jobIDs and the short stats
+	status := WorkerStatus{
+		ID:      w.id,
+		Running: make(map[string]rc.Params),
+		Updated: time.Now(),
+		Done:    make(map[string]bool),
+	}
+	w.jobsMu.Lock()
+	for _, jobID := range w.done {
+		status.Done[jobID] = true
+	}
+	for jobID := range w.running {
+		fs.Infof(nil, "read jobID %q", jobID)
+		si := accounting.StatsGroup(ctx, jobID)
+		out, err := si.RemoteStats(true)
+		if err != nil {
+			fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: write status: stats: %v", err)
+			status.Running[jobID] = rc.Params{}
+		} else {
+			status.Running[jobID] = out
+		}
+		status.Done[jobID] = false
+	}
+	w.jobsMu.Unlock()
+
+	// Write the stats to a file
+	buf, err := json.MarshalIndent(status, "", "\t")
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: write status: json: %w", err)
+		return
+	}
+	err = w.jobs.writeFile(ctx, w.status, status.Updated, buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: write status: %w", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Remove the worker status
+func (w *Worker) clearStatus(ctx context.Context) {
+	err := w.jobs.removeFile(ctx, w.status)
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "cluster: clear status: %w", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Run the background process to write status
+func (w *Worker) runStatus(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer w.wg.Done()
+	w.writeStatus(ctx)
+	defer w.clearStatus(ctx)
+	writeStatus := time.NewTicker(clusterWriteStatusInterval)
+	defer writeStatus.Stop()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-writeStatus.C:
+			t0 := time.Now()
+			w.writeStatus(ctx)
+			fs.Debugf(nil, "write status took %v at %v", time.Since(t0), t0)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Shutdown the worker regardless of whether it has work to process or not.
+func (w *Worker) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
+	w.cancel()
+	w.wg.Wait()
+	return nil
+}

fs/config.go

@@ -50,6 +50,34 @@ var (
 	ConfigEdit = "config_fs_edit"
 )
 
+// ClusterCleanup describes the cluster cleanup choices.
+type ClusterCleanup = Enum[clusterCleanupChoices]
+
+// Cluster cleanup choices.
+//
+//	ClusterCleanupNone      don't remove any cluster files
+//	ClusterCleanupCompleted remove successfully completed jobs
+//	ClusterCleanupFull      remove everything on exit
+const (
+	ClusterCleanupNone ClusterCleanup = iota
+	ClusterCleanupCompleted
+	ClusterCleanupFull
+)
+
+type clusterCleanupChoices struct{}
+
+func (clusterCleanupChoices) Choices() []string {
+	return []string{
+		ClusterCleanupNone:      "none",
+		ClusterCleanupCompleted: "completed",
+		ClusterCleanupFull:      "full",
+	}
+}
+
+func (clusterCleanupChoices) Type() string {
+	return "ClusterCleanup"
+}
+
 // ConfigOptionsInfo describes the Options in use
 var ConfigOptionsInfo = Options{{
 	Name:    "modify_window",
@@ -566,6 +594,36 @@ var ConfigOptionsInfo = Options{{
 	Default: "",
 	Help:    "HTTP proxy URL.",
 	Groups:  "Networking",
+}, {
+	Name:    "cluster",
+	Default: "",
+	Help:    "Enable cluster mode with remote to use as shared storage.",
+	Groups:  "Networking",
+}, {
+	Name:    "cluster_id",
+	Default: "",
+	Help:    "Set to an ID for the cluster. An ID of 0 or empty becomes the controller.",
+	Groups:  "Networking",
+}, {
+	Name:    "cluster_quit_workers",
+	Default: false,
+	Help:    "Set to cause the controller to quit the workers when it finished.",
+	Groups:  "Networking",
+}, {
+	Name:    "cluster_batch_files",
+	Default: 1000,
+	Help:    "Max number of files for a cluster batch.",
+	Groups:  "Networking",
+}, {
+	Name:    "cluster_batch_size",
+	Default: Tebi,
+	Help:    "Max size of files for a cluster batch.",
+	Groups:  "Networking",
+}, {
+	Name:    "cluster_cleanup",
+	Default: ClusterCleanupFull,
+	Help:    "Control which cluster files get cleaned up.",
+	Groups:  "Networking",
 }}
 
 // ConfigInfo is filesystem config options
@@ -680,6 +738,12 @@ type ConfigInfo struct {
 	MaxConnections             int               `config:"max_connections"`
 	NameTransform              []string          `config:"name_transform"`
 	HTTPProxy                  string            `config:"http_proxy"`
+	Cluster                    string            `config:"cluster"`
+	ClusterID                  string            `config:"cluster_id"`
+	ClusterQuitWorkers         bool              `config:"cluster_quit_workers"`
+	ClusterBatchFiles          int               `config:"cluster_batch_files"`
+	ClusterBatchSize           SizeSuffix        `config:"cluster_batch_size"`
+	ClusterCleanup             ClusterCleanup    `config:"cluster_cleanup"`
 }
 
 func init() {

fs/fs_test.go

@@ -2,21 +2,9 @@ package fs
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configmap"
-	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fserrors"
-	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/pacer"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -90,315 +78,3 @@ func TestFeaturesDisableList(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, ft.CaseInsensitive)
 	assert.False(t, ft.DuplicateFiles)
 }
-
-// Check it satisfies the interface
-var _ pflag.Value = (*Option)(nil)
-
-func TestOption(t *testing.T) {
-	d := &Option{
-		Name:  "potato",
-		Value: SizeSuffix(17 << 20),
-	}
-	assert.Equal(t, "17Mi", d.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "SizeSuffix", d.Type())
-	err := d.Set("18M")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, SizeSuffix(18<<20), d.Value)
-	err = d.Set("sdfsdf")
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-}
-
-var errFoo = errors.New("foo")
-
-type dummyPaced struct {
-	retry  bool
-	called int
-	wait   *sync.Cond
-}
-
-func (dp *dummyPaced) fn() (bool, error) {
-	if dp.wait != nil {
-		dp.wait.L.Lock()
-		dp.wait.Wait()
-		dp.wait.L.Unlock()
-	}
-	dp.called++
-	return dp.retry, errFoo
-}
-
-func TestPacerCall(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	config := GetConfig(ctx)
-	expectedCalled := config.LowLevelRetries
-	if expectedCalled == 0 {
-		ctx, config = AddConfig(ctx)
-		expectedCalled = 20
-		config.LowLevelRetries = expectedCalled
-	}
-	p := NewPacer(ctx, pacer.NewDefault(pacer.MinSleep(1*time.Millisecond), pacer.MaxSleep(2*time.Millisecond)))
-
-	dp := &dummyPaced{retry: true}
-	err := p.Call(dp.fn)
-	require.Equal(t, expectedCalled, dp.called)
-	require.Implements(t, (*fserrors.Retrier)(nil), err)
-}
-
-func TestPacerCallNoRetry(t *testing.T) {
-	p := NewPacer(context.Background(), pacer.NewDefault(pacer.MinSleep(1*time.Millisecond), pacer.MaxSleep(2*time.Millisecond)))
-
-	dp := &dummyPaced{retry: true}
-	err := p.CallNoRetry(dp.fn)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, dp.called)
-	require.Implements(t, (*fserrors.Retrier)(nil), err)
-}
-
-// Test options
-var (
-	nouncOption = Option{
-		Name: "nounc",
-	}
-	copyLinksOption = Option{
-		Name:     "copy_links",
-		Default:  false,
-		NoPrefix: true,
-		ShortOpt: "L",
-		Advanced: true,
-	}
-	caseInsensitiveOption = Option{
-		Name:     "case_insensitive",
-		Default:  false,
-		Value:    true,
-		Advanced: true,
-	}
-	testOptions = Options{nouncOption, copyLinksOption, caseInsensitiveOption}
-)
-
-func TestOptionsSetValues(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Nil(t, testOptions[0].Default)
-	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[1].Default)
-	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[2].Default)
-	testOptions.setValues()
-	assert.Equal(t, "", testOptions[0].Default)
-	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[1].Default)
-	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[2].Default)
-}
-
-func TestOptionsGet(t *testing.T) {
-	opt := testOptions.Get("copy_links")
-	assert.Equal(t, &copyLinksOption, opt)
-	opt = testOptions.Get("not_found")
-	assert.Nil(t, opt)
-}
-
-func TestOptionsOveridden(t *testing.T) {
-	m := configmap.New()
-	m1 := configmap.Simple{
-		"nounc":      "m1",
-		"copy_links": "m1",
-	}
-	m.AddGetter(m1, configmap.PriorityNormal)
-	m2 := configmap.Simple{
-		"nounc":            "m2",
-		"case_insensitive": "m2",
-	}
-	m.AddGetter(m2, configmap.PriorityConfig)
-	m3 := configmap.Simple{
-		"nounc": "m3",
-	}
-	m.AddGetter(m3, configmap.PriorityDefault)
-	got := testOptions.Overridden(m)
-	assert.Equal(t, configmap.Simple{
-		"copy_links": "m1",
-		"nounc":      "m1",
-	}, got)
-}
-
-func TestOptionsNonDefault(t *testing.T) {
-	m := configmap.Simple{}
-	got := testOptions.NonDefault(m)
-	assert.Equal(t, configmap.Simple{}, got)
-
-	m["case_insensitive"] = "false"
-	got = testOptions.NonDefault(m)
-	assert.Equal(t, configmap.Simple{}, got)
-
-	m["case_insensitive"] = "true"
-	got = testOptions.NonDefault(m)
-	assert.Equal(t, configmap.Simple{"case_insensitive": "true"}, got)
-}
-
-func TestOptionMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	out, err := json.MarshalIndent(&caseInsensitiveOption, "", "")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, `{
-"Name": "case_insensitive",
-"FieldName": "",
-"Help": "",
-"Default": false,
-"Value": true,
-"Hide": 0,
-"Required": false,
-"IsPassword": false,
-"NoPrefix": false,
-"Advanced": true,
-"Exclusive": false,
-"Sensitive": false,
-"DefaultStr": "false",
-"ValueStr": "true",
-"Type": "bool"
-}`, string(out))
-}
-
-func TestOptionGetValue(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, "", nouncOption.GetValue())
-	assert.Equal(t, false, copyLinksOption.GetValue())
-	assert.Equal(t, true, caseInsensitiveOption.GetValue())
-}
-
-func TestOptionString(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, "", nouncOption.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "false", copyLinksOption.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "true", caseInsensitiveOption.String())
-}
-
-func TestOptionStringStringArray(t *testing.T) {
-	opt := Option{
-		Name:    "string_array",
-		Default: []string(nil),
-	}
-	assert.Equal(t, "", opt.String())
-	opt.Default = []string{}
-	assert.Equal(t, "", opt.String())
-	opt.Default = []string{"a", "b"}
-	assert.Equal(t, "a,b", opt.String())
-	opt.Default = []string{"hello, world!", "goodbye, world!"}
-	assert.Equal(t, `"hello, world!","goodbye, world!"`, opt.String())
-}
-
-func TestOptionStringSizeSuffix(t *testing.T) {
-	opt := Option{
-		Name:    "size_suffix",
-		Default: SizeSuffix(0),
-	}
-	assert.Equal(t, "0", opt.String())
-	opt.Default = SizeSuffix(-1)
-	assert.Equal(t, "off", opt.String())
-	opt.Default = SizeSuffix(100)
-	assert.Equal(t, "100B", opt.String())
-	opt.Default = SizeSuffix(1024)
-	assert.Equal(t, "1Ki", opt.String())
-}
-
-func TestOptionSet(t *testing.T) {
-	o := caseInsensitiveOption
-	assert.Equal(t, true, o.Value)
-	err := o.Set("FALSE")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, false, o.Value)
-
-	o = copyLinksOption
-	assert.Equal(t, nil, o.Value)
-	err = o.Set("True")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, true, o.Value)
-
-	err = o.Set("INVALID")
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, true, o.Value)
-}
-
-func TestOptionType(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, "string", nouncOption.Type())
-	assert.Equal(t, "bool", copyLinksOption.Type())
-	assert.Equal(t, "bool", caseInsensitiveOption.Type())
-}
-
-func TestOptionFlagName(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, "local-nounc", nouncOption.FlagName("local"))
-	assert.Equal(t, "copy-links", copyLinksOption.FlagName("local"))
-	assert.Equal(t, "local-case-insensitive", caseInsensitiveOption.FlagName("local"))
-}
-
-func TestOptionEnvVarName(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, "RCLONE_LOCAL_NOUNC", nouncOption.EnvVarName("local"))
-	assert.Equal(t, "RCLONE_LOCAL_COPY_LINKS", copyLinksOption.EnvVarName("local"))
-	assert.Equal(t, "RCLONE_LOCAL_CASE_INSENSITIVE", caseInsensitiveOption.EnvVarName("local"))
-}
-
-func TestOptionGetters(t *testing.T) {
-	// Set up env vars
-	envVars := [][2]string{
-		{"RCLONE_CONFIG_LOCAL_POTATO_PIE", "yes"},
-		{"RCLONE_COPY_LINKS", "TRUE"},
-		{"RCLONE_LOCAL_NOUNC", "NOUNC"},
-	}
-	for _, ev := range envVars {
-		assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv(ev[0], ev[1]))
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		for _, ev := range envVars {
-			assert.NoError(t, os.Unsetenv(ev[0]))
-		}
-	}()
-
-	oldConfigFileGet := ConfigFileGet
-	ConfigFileGet = func(section, key string) (string, bool) {
-		if section == "sausage" && key == "key1" {
-			return "value1", true
-		}
-		return "", false
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		ConfigFileGet = oldConfigFileGet
-	}()
-
-	// set up getters
-
-	// A configmap.Getter to read from the environment RCLONE_CONFIG_backend_option_name
-	configEnvVarsGetter := configEnvVars("local")
-
-	// A configmap.Getter to read from the environment RCLONE_option_name
-	optionEnvVarsGetter := optionEnvVars{"local", testOptions}
-
-	// A configmap.Getter to read either the default value or the set
-	// value from the RegInfo.Options
-	regInfoValuesGetterFalse := &regInfoValues{
-		options:    testOptions,
-		useDefault: false,
-	}
-	regInfoValuesGetterTrue := &regInfoValues{
-		options:    testOptions,
-		useDefault: true,
-	}
-
-	// A configmap.Setter to read from the config file
-	configFileGetter := getConfigFile("sausage")
-
-	for i, test := range []struct {
-		get       configmap.Getter
-		key       string
-		wantValue string
-		wantOk    bool
-	}{
-		{configEnvVarsGetter, "not_found", "", false},
-		{configEnvVarsGetter, "potato_pie", "yes", true},
-		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "not_found", "", false},
-		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "copy_links", "TRUE", true},
-		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "nounc", "NOUNC", true},
-		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "case_insensitive", "", false},
-		{regInfoValuesGetterFalse, "not_found", "", false},
-		{regInfoValuesGetterFalse, "case_insensitive", "true", true},
-		{regInfoValuesGetterFalse, "copy_links", "", false},
-		{regInfoValuesGetterTrue, "not_found", "", false},
-		{regInfoValuesGetterTrue, "case_insensitive", "true", true},
-		{regInfoValuesGetterTrue, "copy_links", "false", true},
-		{configFileGetter, "not_found", "", false},
-		{configFileGetter, "key1", "value1", true},
-	} {
-		what := fmt.Sprintf("%d: %+v: %q", i, test.get, test.key)
-		gotValue, gotOk := test.get.Get(test.key)
-		assert.Equal(t, test.wantValue, gotValue, what)
-		assert.Equal(t, test.wantOk, gotOk, what)
-	}
-
-}

fs/pacer_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package fs
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fserrors"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/pacer"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+var errFoo = errors.New("foo")
+
+type dummyPaced struct {
+	retry  bool
+	called int
+	wait   *sync.Cond
+}
+
+func (dp *dummyPaced) fn() (bool, error) {
+	if dp.wait != nil {
+		dp.wait.L.Lock()
+		dp.wait.Wait()
+		dp.wait.L.Unlock()
+	}
+	dp.called++
+	return dp.retry, errFoo
+}
+
+func TestPacerCall(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	config := GetConfig(ctx)
+	expectedCalled := config.LowLevelRetries
+	if expectedCalled == 0 {
+		ctx, config = AddConfig(ctx)
+		expectedCalled = 20
+		config.LowLevelRetries = expectedCalled
+	}
+	p := NewPacer(ctx, pacer.NewDefault(pacer.MinSleep(1*time.Millisecond), pacer.MaxSleep(2*time.Millisecond)))
+
+	dp := &dummyPaced{retry: true}
+	err := p.Call(dp.fn)
+	require.Equal(t, expectedCalled, dp.called)
+	require.Implements(t, (*fserrors.Retrier)(nil), err)
+}
+
+func TestPacerCallNoRetry(t *testing.T) {
+	p := NewPacer(context.Background(), pacer.NewDefault(pacer.MinSleep(1*time.Millisecond), pacer.MaxSleep(2*time.Millisecond)))
+
+	dp := &dummyPaced{retry: true}
+	err := p.CallNoRetry(dp.fn)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, dp.called)
+	require.Implements(t, (*fserrors.Retrier)(nil), err)
+}

fs/rc/jobs/job.go

@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 package jobs
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"slices"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/cache"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/filter"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/rc"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
 // Fill in these to avoid circular dependencies
@@ -475,3 +480,249 @@ func rcGroupStop(ctx context.Context, in rc.Params) (out rc.Params, err error) {
 	out = make(rc.Params)
 	return out, nil
 }
+
+// NewJobFromParams creates an rc job rc.Params.
+//
+// The JSON blob should contain a _path entry.
+//
+// It returns a rc.Params as output which may be an error.
+func NewJobFromParams(ctx context.Context, in rc.Params) (out rc.Params) {
+	path := "unknown"
+
+	// Return an rc error blob
+	rcError := func(err error, status int) rc.Params {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "rc: %q: error: %v", path, err)
+		out, _ = rc.Error(path, in, err, status)
+		return out
+	}
+
+	// Find the call
+	path, err := in.GetString("_path")
+	if err != nil {
+		return rcError(err, http.StatusNotFound)
+	}
+	delete(in, "_path")
+	call := rc.Calls.Get(path)
+	if call == nil {
+		return rcError(fmt.Errorf("couldn't find path %q", path), http.StatusNotFound)
+	}
+	if call.NeedsRequest {
+		return rcError(fmt.Errorf("can't run path %q as it needs the request", path), http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}
+	if call.NeedsResponse {
+		return rcError(fmt.Errorf("can't run path %q as it needs the response", path), http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}
+
+	// Pass on the group if one is set in the context and it isn't set in the input.
+	if _, found := in["_group"]; !found {
+		group, ok := accounting.StatsGroupFromContext(ctx)
+		if ok {
+			in["_group"] = group
+		}
+	}
+
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "rc: %q: with parameters %+v", path, in)
+	_, out, err = NewJob(ctx, call.Fn, in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rcError(err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	if out == nil {
+		out = make(rc.Params)
+	}
+
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "rc: %q: reply %+v: %v", path, out, err)
+	return out
+}
+
+// NewJobFromBytes creates an rc job from a JSON blob as bytes.
+//
+// The JSON blob should contain a _path entry.
+//
+// It returns a JSON blob as output which may be an error.
+func NewJobFromBytes(ctx context.Context, inBuf []byte) (outBuf []byte) {
+	var in rc.Params
+	var out rc.Params
+
+	// Parse a JSON blob from the input
+	err := json.Unmarshal(inBuf, &in)
+	if err != nil {
+		out, _ = rc.Error("unknown", in, err, http.StatusBadRequest)
+	} else {
+		out = NewJobFromParams(ctx, in)
+	}
+
+	var w bytes.Buffer
+	err = rc.WriteJSON(&w, out)
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(nil, "rc: NewJobFromBytes: failed to write JSON output: %v", err)
+		return []byte(`{"error":"failed to write JSON output"}`)
+	}
+	return w.Bytes()
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rc.Add(rc.Call{
+		Path:         "job/batch",
+		AuthRequired: true, // require auth always since sub commands may require it
+		Fn:           rcBatch,
+		Title:        "Run a batch of rclone rc commands concurrently.",
+		Help: strings.ReplaceAll(`
+This takes the following parameters:
+
+- concurrency - int - do this many commands concurrently. Defaults to |--transfers| if not set.
+- inputs - an list of inputs to the commands with an extra |_path| parameter
+
+|||json
+{
+    "_path": "rc/path",
+    "param1": "parameter for the path as documented",
+    "param2": "parameter for the path as documented, etc",
+}
+|||json
+
+The inputs may use |_async|, |_group|, |_config| and |_filter| as normal when using the rc.
+
+Returns:
+
+- results - a list of results from the commands with one entry for each in inputs.
+
+For example:
+
+|||sh
+rclone rc job/batch --json '{
+  "inputs": [
+    {
+      "_path": "rc/noop",
+      "parameter": "OK"
+    },
+    {
+      "_path": "rc/error",
+      "parameter": "BAD"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+'
+|||
+
+Gives the result:
+
+|||json
+{
+  "results": [
+    {
+      "parameter": "OK"
+    },
+    {
+      "error": "arbitrary error on input map[parameter:BAD]",
+      "input": {
+        "parameter": "BAD"
+      },
+      "path": "rc/error",
+      "status": 500
+    }
+  ]
+}
+|||
+`, "|", "`"),
+	})
+}
+
+/*
+// Run a single batch job
+func runBatchJob(ctx context.Context, inputAny any) (out rc.Params, err error) {
+	var in rc.Params
+	path := "unknown"
+	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			out, _ = rc.Error(path, in, err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// get the inputs to the job
+	input, ok := inputAny.(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, rc.NewErrParamInvalid(fmt.Errorf("\"inputs\" items must be objects not %T", inputAny))
+	}
+	in = rc.Params(input)
+	path, err = in.GetString("_path")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	delete(in, "_path")
+	call := rc.Calls.Get(path)
+
+	// Check call
+	if call == nil {
+		return nil, rc.NewErrParamInvalid(fmt.Errorf("path %q does not exist", path))
+	}
+	path = call.Path
+	if call.NeedsRequest {
+		return nil, rc.NewErrParamInvalid(fmt.Errorf("can't run path %q as it needs the request", path))
+	}
+	if call.NeedsResponse {
+		return nil, rc.NewErrParamInvalid(fmt.Errorf("can't run path %q as it needs the response", path))
+	}
+
+	// Run the job
+	_, out, err = NewJob(ctx, call.Fn, in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Reshape (serialize then deserialize) the data so it is in the form expected
+	err = rc.Reshape(&out, out)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+        }
+*/
+
+// Batch the registered commands
+func rcBatch(ctx context.Context, in rc.Params) (out rc.Params, err error) {
+	out = make(rc.Params)
+
+	// Read inputs
+	inputsAny, err := in.Get("inputs")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	inputs, ok := inputsAny.([]any)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, rc.NewErrParamInvalid(fmt.Errorf("expecting list key %q (was %T)", "inputs", inputsAny))
+	}
+
+	// Read concurrency
+	concurrency, err := in.GetInt64("concurrency")
+	if rc.IsErrParamNotFound(err) {
+		ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
+		concurrency = int64(ci.Transfers)
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Prepare outputs
+	results := make([]rc.Params, len(inputs))
+	out["results"] = results
+
+	g, gCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	g.SetLimit(int(concurrency))
+	for i, inputAny := range inputs {
+		input, ok := inputAny.(map[string]any)
+		if !ok {
+			results[i], _ = rc.Error("unknown", nil, fmt.Errorf("\"inputs\" items must be objects not %T", inputAny), http.StatusBadRequest)
+			continue
+		}
+		in := rc.Params(input)
+		if concurrency <= 1 {
+			results[i] = NewJobFromParams(ctx, in)
+		} else {
+			g.Go(func() error {
+				results[i] = NewJobFromParams(gCtx, in)
+				return nil
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	_ = g.Wait()
+	return out, nil
+}

fs/rc/jobs/job_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package jobs
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
@@ -602,3 +603,294 @@ func TestOnFinishDataRace(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Register some test rc calls
+func init() {
+	rc.Add(rc.Call{
+		Path:         "test/needs_request",
+		NeedsRequest: true,
+	})
+	rc.Add(rc.Call{
+		Path:          "test/needs_response",
+		NeedsResponse: true,
+	})
+
+}
+
+func TestNewJobFromParams(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		in   rc.Params
+		want rc.Params
+	}{{
+		in: rc.Params{
+			"_path": "rc/noop",
+			"a":     "potato",
+		},
+		want: rc.Params{
+			"a": "potato",
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: rc.Params{
+			"_path": "rc/noop",
+			"b":     "sausage",
+		},
+		want: rc.Params{
+			"b": "sausage",
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: rc.Params{
+			"_path": "rc/error",
+			"e":     "sausage",
+		},
+		want: rc.Params{
+			"error": "arbitrary error on input map[e:sausage]",
+			"input": rc.Params{
+				"e": "sausage",
+			},
+			"path":   "rc/error",
+			"status": 500,
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: rc.Params{
+			"_path": "bad/path",
+			"param": "sausage",
+		},
+		want: rc.Params{
+			"error": "couldn't find path \"bad/path\"",
+			"input": rc.Params{
+				"param": "sausage",
+			},
+			"path":   "bad/path",
+			"status": 404,
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: rc.Params{
+			"_path": "test/needs_request",
+		},
+		want: rc.Params{
+			"error":  "can't run path \"test/needs_request\" as it needs the request",
+			"input":  rc.Params{},
+			"path":   "test/needs_request",
+			"status": 400,
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: rc.Params{
+			"_path": "test/needs_response",
+		},
+		want: rc.Params{
+			"error":  "can't run path \"test/needs_response\" as it needs the response",
+			"input":  rc.Params{},
+			"path":   "test/needs_response",
+			"status": 400,
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: rc.Params{
+			"nopath": "BOOM",
+		},
+		want: rc.Params{
+			"error": "Didn't find key \"_path\" in input",
+			"input": rc.Params{
+				"nopath": "BOOM",
+			},
+			"path":   "",
+			"status": 400,
+		},
+	}} {
+		got := NewJobFromParams(ctx, test.in)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.want, got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewJobFromBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		in   string
+		want string
+	}{{
+		in: `{
+			"_path": "rc/noop",
+			"a":     "potato"
+}`,
+		want: `{
+	"a": "potato"
+}
+`,
+	}, {
+		in: `{
+				"_path": "rc/error",
+				"e":     "sausage"
+			}`,
+		want: `{
+	"error": "arbitrary error on input map[e:sausage]",
+	"input": {
+		"e": "sausage"
+	},
+	"path": "rc/error",
+	"status": 500
+}
+`,
+	}, {
+		in: `parse error`,
+		want: `{
+	"error": "invalid character 'p' looking for beginning of value",
+	"input": null,
+	"path": "unknown",
+	"status": 400
+}
+`,
+	}, {
+		in: `"just a string"`,
+		want: `{
+	"error": "json: cannot unmarshal string into Go value of type rc.Params",
+	"input": null,
+	"path": "unknown",
+	"status": 400
+}
+`,
+	}} {
+		got := NewJobFromBytes(ctx, []byte(test.in))
+		assert.Equal(t, test.want, string(got))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJobsBatch(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	call := rc.Calls.Get("job/batch")
+	assert.NotNil(t, call)
+
+	inJSON := `{
+  "inputs": [
+    {
+      "_path": "rc/noop",
+      "a": "potato"
+    },
+    "bad string",
+    {
+      "_path": "rc/noop",
+      "b": "sausage"
+    },
+    {
+      "_path": "rc/error",
+      "e": "sausage"
+    },
+    {
+      "_path": "bad/path",
+      "param": "sausage"
+    },
+    {
+      "_path": "test/needs_request"
+    },
+    {
+      "_path": "test/needs_response"
+    },
+    {
+      "nopath": "BOOM"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+`
+	var in rc.Params
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(inJSON), &in))
+
+	wantJSON := `{
+  "results": [
+    {
+      "a": "potato"
+    },
+    {
+      "error": "\"inputs\" items must be objects not string",
+      "input": null,
+      "path": "unknown",
+      "status": 400
+    },
+    {
+      "b": "sausage"
+    },
+    {
+      "error": "arbitrary error on input map[e:sausage]",
+      "input": {
+        "e": "sausage"
+      },
+      "path": "rc/error",
+      "status": 500
+    },
+    {
+      "error": "couldn't find path \"bad/path\"",
+      "input": {
+        "param": "sausage"
+      },
+      "path": "bad/path",
+      "status": 404
+    },
+    {
+      "error": "can't run path \"test/needs_request\" as it needs the request",
+      "input": {},
+      "path": "test/needs_request",
+      "status": 400
+    },
+    {
+      "error": "can't run path \"test/needs_response\" as it needs the response",
+      "input": {},
+      "path": "test/needs_response",
+      "status": 400
+    },
+    {
+      "error": "Didn't find key \"_path\" in input",
+      "input": {
+        "nopath": "BOOM"
+      },
+      "path": "",
+      "status": 400
+    }
+  ]
+}
+`
+
+	var want rc.Params
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(wantJSON), &want))
+
+	out, err := call.Fn(ctx, in)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var got rc.Params
+	require.NoError(t, rc.Reshape(&got, out))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, want, got)
+}
+
+func TestJobsBatchConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	for concurrency := range 10 {
+		in := rc.Params{}
+		var inputs []any
+		var results []rc.Params
+		for i := range 100 {
+			in := map[string]any{
+				"_path": "rc/noop",
+				"i":     i,
+			}
+			inputs = append(inputs, in)
+			results = append(results, rc.Params{
+				"i": i,
+			})
+		}
+		in["inputs"] = inputs
+		want := rc.Params{
+			"results": results,
+		}
+
+		if concurrency > 0 {
+			in["concurrency"] = concurrency
+		}
+		call := rc.Calls.Get("job/batch")
+		assert.NotNil(t, call)
+
+		got, err := call.Fn(ctx, in)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, want, got)
+	}
+
+}

fs/registry.go

@@ -154,6 +154,37 @@ func (os Options) NonDefault(m configmap.Getter) configmap.Simple {
 	return nonDefault
 }
 
+// NonDefaultRC discovers which config values aren't at their default
+//
+// It expects a pointer to the current config struct in opts.
+//
+// It returns the overridden config in rc config format.
+func (os Options) NonDefaultRC(opts any) (map[string]any, error) {
+	items, err := configstruct.Items(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	itemsByName := map[string]*configstruct.Item{}
+	for i := range items {
+		item := &items[i]
+		itemsByName[item.Name] = item
+	}
+	var nonDefault = map[string]any{}
+	for i := range os {
+		opt := &os[i]
+		item, found := itemsByName[opt.Name]
+		if !found {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("key %q in OptionsInfo not found in Options struct", opt.Name)
+		}
+		value := fmt.Sprint(item.Value)
+		defaultValue := fmt.Sprint(opt.Default)
+		if value != defaultValue {
+			nonDefault[item.Field] = item.Value
+		}
+	}
+	return nonDefault, nil
+}
+
 // HasAdvanced discovers if any options have an Advanced setting
 func (os Options) HasAdvanced() bool {
 	for i := range os {

fs/registry_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+package fs
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configmap"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// Check it satisfies the interface
+var _ pflag.Value = (*Option)(nil)
+
+func TestOption(t *testing.T) {
+	d := &Option{
+		Name:  "potato",
+		Value: SizeSuffix(17 << 20),
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, "17Mi", d.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "SizeSuffix", d.Type())
+	err := d.Set("18M")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, SizeSuffix(18<<20), d.Value)
+	err = d.Set("sdfsdf")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}
+
+// Test options
+var (
+	nouncOption = Option{
+		Name: "nounc",
+	}
+	copyLinksOption = Option{
+		Name:     "copy_links",
+		Default:  false,
+		NoPrefix: true,
+		ShortOpt: "L",
+		Advanced: true,
+	}
+	caseInsensitiveOption = Option{
+		Name:     "case_insensitive",
+		Default:  false,
+		Value:    true,
+		Advanced: true,
+	}
+	testOptions = Options{nouncOption, copyLinksOption, caseInsensitiveOption}
+)
+
+func TestOptionsSetValues(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Nil(t, testOptions[0].Default)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[1].Default)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[2].Default)
+	testOptions.setValues()
+	assert.Equal(t, "", testOptions[0].Default)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[1].Default)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[2].Default)
+}
+
+func TestOptionsGet(t *testing.T) {
+	opt := testOptions.Get("copy_links")
+	assert.Equal(t, &copyLinksOption, opt)
+	opt = testOptions.Get("not_found")
+	assert.Nil(t, opt)
+}
+
+func TestOptionsOveridden(t *testing.T) {
+	m := configmap.New()
+	m1 := configmap.Simple{
+		"nounc":      "m1",
+		"copy_links": "m1",
+	}
+	m.AddGetter(m1, configmap.PriorityNormal)
+	m2 := configmap.Simple{
+		"nounc":            "m2",
+		"case_insensitive": "m2",
+	}
+	m.AddGetter(m2, configmap.PriorityConfig)
+	m3 := configmap.Simple{
+		"nounc": "m3",
+	}
+	m.AddGetter(m3, configmap.PriorityDefault)
+	got := testOptions.Overridden(m)
+	assert.Equal(t, configmap.Simple{
+		"copy_links": "m1",
+		"nounc":      "m1",
+	}, got)
+}
+
+func TestOptionsNonDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	m := configmap.Simple{}
+	got := testOptions.NonDefault(m)
+	assert.Equal(t, configmap.Simple{}, got)
+
+	m["case_insensitive"] = "false"
+	got = testOptions.NonDefault(m)
+	assert.Equal(t, configmap.Simple{}, got)
+
+	m["case_insensitive"] = "true"
+	got = testOptions.NonDefault(m)
+	assert.Equal(t, configmap.Simple{"case_insensitive": "true"}, got)
+}
+
+func TestOptionMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	out, err := json.MarshalIndent(&caseInsensitiveOption, "", "")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `{
+"Name": "case_insensitive",
+"FieldName": "",
+"Help": "",
+"Default": false,
+"Value": true,
+"Hide": 0,
+"Required": false,
+"IsPassword": false,
+"NoPrefix": false,
+"Advanced": true,
+"Exclusive": false,
+"Sensitive": false,
+"DefaultStr": "false",
+"ValueStr": "true",
+"Type": "bool"
+}`, string(out))
+}
+
+func TestOptionGetValue(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "", nouncOption.GetValue())
+	assert.Equal(t, false, copyLinksOption.GetValue())
+	assert.Equal(t, true, caseInsensitiveOption.GetValue())
+}
+
+func TestOptionString(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "", nouncOption.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "false", copyLinksOption.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "true", caseInsensitiveOption.String())
+}
+
+func TestOptionStringStringArray(t *testing.T) {
+	opt := Option{
+		Name:    "string_array",
+		Default: []string(nil),
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, "", opt.String())
+	opt.Default = []string{}
+	assert.Equal(t, "", opt.String())
+	opt.Default = []string{"a", "b"}
+	assert.Equal(t, "a,b", opt.String())
+	opt.Default = []string{"hello, world!", "goodbye, world!"}
+	assert.Equal(t, `"hello, world!","goodbye, world!"`, opt.String())
+}
+
+func TestOptionStringSizeSuffix(t *testing.T) {
+	opt := Option{
+		Name:    "size_suffix",
+		Default: SizeSuffix(0),
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, "0", opt.String())
+	opt.Default = SizeSuffix(-1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "off", opt.String())
+	opt.Default = SizeSuffix(100)
+	assert.Equal(t, "100B", opt.String())
+	opt.Default = SizeSuffix(1024)
+	assert.Equal(t, "1Ki", opt.String())
+}
+
+func TestOptionSet(t *testing.T) {
+	o := caseInsensitiveOption
+	assert.Equal(t, true, o.Value)
+	err := o.Set("FALSE")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, o.Value)
+
+	o = copyLinksOption
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, o.Value)
+	err = o.Set("True")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, o.Value)
+
+	err = o.Set("INVALID")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, o.Value)
+}
+
+func TestOptionType(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "string", nouncOption.Type())
+	assert.Equal(t, "bool", copyLinksOption.Type())
+	assert.Equal(t, "bool", caseInsensitiveOption.Type())
+}
+
+func TestOptionFlagName(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "local-nounc", nouncOption.FlagName("local"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "copy-links", copyLinksOption.FlagName("local"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "local-case-insensitive", caseInsensitiveOption.FlagName("local"))
+}
+
+func TestOptionEnvVarName(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "RCLONE_LOCAL_NOUNC", nouncOption.EnvVarName("local"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "RCLONE_LOCAL_COPY_LINKS", copyLinksOption.EnvVarName("local"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "RCLONE_LOCAL_CASE_INSENSITIVE", caseInsensitiveOption.EnvVarName("local"))
+}
+
+func TestOptionGetters(t *testing.T) {
+	// Set up env vars
+	envVars := [][2]string{
+		{"RCLONE_CONFIG_LOCAL_POTATO_PIE", "yes"},
+		{"RCLONE_COPY_LINKS", "TRUE"},
+		{"RCLONE_LOCAL_NOUNC", "NOUNC"},
+	}
+	for _, ev := range envVars {
+		assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv(ev[0], ev[1]))
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		for _, ev := range envVars {
+			assert.NoError(t, os.Unsetenv(ev[0]))
+		}
+	}()
+
+	oldConfigFileGet := ConfigFileGet
+	ConfigFileGet = func(section, key string) (string, bool) {
+		if section == "sausage" && key == "key1" {
+			return "value1", true
+		}
+		return "", false
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		ConfigFileGet = oldConfigFileGet
+	}()
+
+	// set up getters
+
+	// A configmap.Getter to read from the environment RCLONE_CONFIG_backend_option_name
+	configEnvVarsGetter := configEnvVars("local")
+
+	// A configmap.Getter to read from the environment RCLONE_option_name
+	optionEnvVarsGetter := optionEnvVars{"local", testOptions}
+
+	// A configmap.Getter to read either the default value or the set
+	// value from the RegInfo.Options
+	regInfoValuesGetterFalse := &regInfoValues{
+		options:    testOptions,
+		useDefault: false,
+	}
+	regInfoValuesGetterTrue := &regInfoValues{
+		options:    testOptions,
+		useDefault: true,
+	}
+
+	// A configmap.Setter to read from the config file
+	configFileGetter := getConfigFile("sausage")
+
+	for i, test := range []struct {
+		get       configmap.Getter
+		key       string
+		wantValue string
+		wantOk    bool
+	}{
+		{configEnvVarsGetter, "not_found", "", false},
+		{configEnvVarsGetter, "potato_pie", "yes", true},
+		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "not_found", "", false},
+		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "copy_links", "TRUE", true},
+		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "nounc", "NOUNC", true},
+		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "case_insensitive", "", false},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterFalse, "not_found", "", false},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterFalse, "case_insensitive", "true", true},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterFalse, "copy_links", "", false},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterTrue, "not_found", "", false},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterTrue, "case_insensitive", "true", true},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterTrue, "copy_links", "false", true},
+		{configFileGetter, "not_found", "", false},
+		{configFileGetter, "key1", "value1", true},
+	} {
+		what := fmt.Sprintf("%d: %+v: %q", i, test.get, test.key)
+		gotValue, gotOk := test.get.Get(test.key)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.wantValue, gotValue, what)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.wantOk, gotOk, what)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestOptionsNonDefaultRC(t *testing.T) {
+	type cfg struct {
+		X string `config:"x"`
+		Y int    `config:"y"`
+	}
+	c := &cfg{X: "a", Y: 6}
+	opts := Options{
+		{Name: "x", Default: "a"}, // at default, should be omitted
+		{Name: "y", Default: 5},   // non-default, should be included
+	}
+
+	got, err := opts.NonDefaultRC(c)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, map[string]any{"Y": 6}, got)
+}
+
+func TestOptionsNonDefaultRCMissingKey(t *testing.T) {
+	type cfg struct {
+		X string `config:"x"`
+	}
+	c := &cfg{X: "a"}
+	// Options refers to a key not present in the struct -> expect error
+	opts := Options{{Name: "missing", Default: ""}}
+	_, err := opts.NonDefaultRC(c)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "not found")
+}

fs/sync/sync.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/cluster"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/filter"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fserrors"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/hash"
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ type syncCopyMove struct {
 	setDirModTimesMaxLevel int                    // max level of the directories to set
 	modifiedDirs           map[string]struct{}    // dirs with changed contents (if s.setDirModTimeAfter)
 	allowOverlap           bool                   // whether we allow src and dst to overlap (i.e. for convmv)
+	cluster                *cluster.Cluster       // non-nil to run sync via cluster
 }
 
 // For keeping track of delayed modtime sets
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ func newSyncCopyMove(ctx context.Context, fdst, fsrc fs.Fs, deleteMode fs.Delete
 		setDirModTimeAfter:     !ci.NoUpdateDirModTime && (!copyEmptySrcDirs || fsrc.Features().CanHaveEmptyDirectories && fdst.Features().DirModTimeUpdatesOnWrite),
 		modifiedDirs:           make(map[string]struct{}),
 		allowOverlap:           allowOverlap,
+		cluster:                cluster.GetCluster(ctx),
 	}
 
 	s.logger, s.usingLogger = operations.GetLogger(ctx)
@@ -496,13 +499,25 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) pairCopyOrMove(ctx context.Context, in *pipe, fdst fs.Fs,
 		dst := pair.Dst
 		if s.DoMove {
 			if src != dst {
-				_, err = operations.MoveTransfer(ctx, fdst, dst, src.Remote(), src)
+				if s.cluster != nil {
+					err = s.cluster.Move(ctx, fdst, dst, src.Remote(), src)
+				} else {
+					_, err = operations.MoveTransfer(ctx, fdst, dst, src.Remote(), src)
+				}
 			} else {
 				// src == dst signals delete the src
-				err = operations.DeleteFile(ctx, src)
+				if s.cluster != nil {
+					err = s.cluster.DeleteFile(ctx, src)
+				} else {
+					err = operations.DeleteFile(ctx, src)
+				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			_, err = operations.Copy(ctx, fdst, dst, src.Remote(), src)
+			if s.cluster != nil {
+				err = s.cluster.Copy(ctx, fdst, dst, src.Remote(), src)
+			} else {
+				_, err = operations.Copy(ctx, fdst, dst, src.Remote(), src)
+			}
 		}
 		s.processError(err)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -539,8 +554,13 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) startTransfers() {
 // This stops the background transfers
 func (s *syncCopyMove) stopTransfers() {
 	s.toBeUploaded.Close()
-	fs.Debugf(s.fdst, "Waiting for transfers to finish")
 	s.transfersWg.Wait()
+	fs.Debugf(s.fdst, "Waiting for transfers to finish")
+	if s.cluster != nil {
+		fs.Debugf(s.fdst, "Waiting for cluster transfers to finish")
+		s.processError(s.cluster.Sync(s.ctx))
+		fs.Debugf(s.fdst, "Cluster transfers finished")
+	}
 }
 
 // This starts the background renamers.