Automount remote filesystem over SSH
Previously I posted on how I backup my server’s data to rsync.net’s remote storage.
A convienient way to access that remote storage is to configure rsync over sshfs:
sudo aptitude install sshfs mkdir /mnt/sshfs mkdir /mnt/sshfs/rsync.net sshfs **username**@ch-s011.rsync.net: /mnt/rsync.net
Now, test that you can access /mnt/rsync.net, and copy a few files to your remote storage. if all works well, the next step is to have sshfs automatically connect whenever we try to access the directory
First, unmount
fusermount -u /mnt/rsync.net
Then, install autofs, and edit the config file
sudo aptitude install autofs sudo vi /etc/auto.master
Add the following line
/mnt/sshfs /etc/auto.sshfs --timeout=30,--ghost
Then,
sudo vi /etc/auto.sshfs
Add
rsync.net -fstype=fuse,rw,nodev,nonempty,noatime,allow_other,max_read=65536 :sshfs\#**username**@ch-s011.rsync.net\:
And finally restart autofs
sudo /etc/init.d/autofs restart
Now, when you cd /mnt/sshfs/rsync.net, after a short delay you will automatically be connected to the remote filesystem over SSH. After 30 seconds of inactivity, the connection will be closed.
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