Fli
07-19-2017, 11:35 PM
About:
This is newer and simplified version of my first tutorial (https://internetlifeforum.com/linux-forums/1378-easy-sshfs-tutorial-mounting-remote-server-folder-local-folder/).
This tutorial will allow you to install and setup sshfs which will allow your linux machine to access files from other remote (via internet or lan) linux machine the way like it is just another local folder.
Example usage of SSHFS:
example on your home PC you will do command: mplayer /remotestorage/video.mp4
and it will start playing video that is saved on your linux server which can be located anywhere around the globe (have public ip/hostname)
Legend:
client is a home PC or any Linux device that is low on storage and needs to load data from remote location (server)
Tutorial:
on client:
yum install sshfs 2>/dev/null||sudo apt-get install sshfs 2>/dev/null||sudo pacman -S sshfs 2>/dev/null
ssh-copy-id -p sshporthere root@serverip
(if no key yet, try "ssh-keygen" command, enter no password and then retry ssh-copy-id.)
root username is optional and sshporthere is usually 22
once connected again using command: ssh -p sshporthere root@serverip
without password prompt, then execute on the server:
yum install sshfs 2>/dev/null||sudo apt-get install sshfs 2>/dev/null||sudo pacman -S sshfs --no-confirm -v 2>/dev/null
mkdir -p /data/storage
then exit back to client terminal by command: exit
create directory that will be used as an alias of the remote server storage:
mkdir /remotestorage
connect server by executing following on the client:
sshfs username@serverip:/data/storage /remotestorage -o idmap=user,reconnect,ServerAliveInterval=15,Server AliveCountMax=3,port=22
(personal notes: removed deprecated ,nonempty, parameter)
If error, google that error. If no error, test new remote sshfs storage system by creating new file:
echo content > /remotestorage/file;cat /remotestorage/file
it should return: content
you can execute: ssh serverip -p sshport cat /data/storage/file
and it should also return "content" which means that remote and local are synchronized.
Make the SSHFS volume auto mount @boot time on the client by adding following line into /etc/fstab
user@serverip:/data/storage /remotestorage fuse.sshfs defaults,_netdev 0 0
When you restart the computer, your remote storage should be there. If problem, try to google or comment there. Thank you and enjoy.
This is newer and simplified version of my first tutorial (https://internetlifeforum.com/linux-forums/1378-easy-sshfs-tutorial-mounting-remote-server-folder-local-folder/).
This tutorial will allow you to install and setup sshfs which will allow your linux machine to access files from other remote (via internet or lan) linux machine the way like it is just another local folder.
Example usage of SSHFS:
example on your home PC you will do command: mplayer /remotestorage/video.mp4
and it will start playing video that is saved on your linux server which can be located anywhere around the globe (have public ip/hostname)
Legend:
client is a home PC or any Linux device that is low on storage and needs to load data from remote location (server)
Tutorial:
on client:
yum install sshfs 2>/dev/null||sudo apt-get install sshfs 2>/dev/null||sudo pacman -S sshfs 2>/dev/null
ssh-copy-id -p sshporthere root@serverip
(if no key yet, try "ssh-keygen" command, enter no password and then retry ssh-copy-id.)
root username is optional and sshporthere is usually 22
once connected again using command: ssh -p sshporthere root@serverip
without password prompt, then execute on the server:
yum install sshfs 2>/dev/null||sudo apt-get install sshfs 2>/dev/null||sudo pacman -S sshfs --no-confirm -v 2>/dev/null
mkdir -p /data/storage
then exit back to client terminal by command: exit
create directory that will be used as an alias of the remote server storage:
mkdir /remotestorage
connect server by executing following on the client:
sshfs username@serverip:/data/storage /remotestorage -o idmap=user,reconnect,ServerAliveInterval=15,Server AliveCountMax=3,port=22
(personal notes: removed deprecated ,nonempty, parameter)
If error, google that error. If no error, test new remote sshfs storage system by creating new file:
echo content > /remotestorage/file;cat /remotestorage/file
it should return: content
you can execute: ssh serverip -p sshport cat /data/storage/file
and it should also return "content" which means that remote and local are synchronized.
Make the SSHFS volume auto mount @boot time on the client by adding following line into /etc/fstab
user@serverip:/data/storage /remotestorage fuse.sshfs defaults,_netdev 0 0
When you restart the computer, your remote storage should be there. If problem, try to google or comment there. Thank you and enjoy.