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Validating Your Device
pCloud requires "first time" validation for all devices. In the standard use case, where the user is running pcloudcc on the same host s/he normally works on, this can be completed by simply logging into pcloud.com using the web browser (and often, it already has been). Non-standard use cases (e.g., running pcloudcc on a remote server) require a different approach.
Workarounds
Props to @tieum, @ebouda333, @CorvusCorax, and @tomash for suggesting the following workarounds:
Dockerized Carbonyl. Requires Docker or Podman on the host.. Run carbonyl in a container on the target host to complete the validation.
docker run --network host --rm -ti fathyb/carbonyl https://my.pcloud.com
SOCKS proxy over SSH Requires TCP port forwarding over SSH. Log in to the remote host using the command ssh -D <port> to enable a SOCKS proxy on localhost:<port>. Configure your local web browser to use localhost:<port> as its proxy, then log in to pcloud.com and validate the device. Do not forget to remove the proxy from your browser configuration when done.