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Created page with "[https://virtio-fs.gitlab.io/ VirtioFS] is a filesystem that allows mounting host path inside a VM with minimal performance overhead. == Mounting == VirtioFS directories can be mounted directly in NixOS viar the standard fileSystems option. Assuming you setup a VirtioFS called VMShare in your VM manager, like libvirt, you can mount it by adding the following inside your VM. fileSystems."/mnt/VMShare" = { device = "VMShare"; fsType = "virtiofs";..."
 
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[https://virtio-fs.gitlab.io/ VirtioFS] is a filesystem that allows mounting host path inside a VM with minimal performance overhead.
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== Mounting ==
VirtioFS directories can be mounted directly in NixOS viar the standard fileSystems option.
 
Assuming you setup a VirtioFS called VMShare in your VM manager, like [[libvirt]], you can mount it by adding the following inside your VM.
 
    fileSystems."/mnt/VMShare" = {
      device = "VMShare";
      fsType = "virtiofs";
      options = [
        "nofail"
        "x-systemd.automount"
      ];
    };

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