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 == Tips and tricks ==
+=== Mount host directories ===
+{{Warning|Parts of this instruction will only work with the latest waydroid-helper package in NixOS master and will be available with the next release 25.11}}Install and configure graphical application <code>waydroid-helper</code><syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
+systemd.packages = [ pkgs.waydroid-helper ];
+environment.systemPackages =  [ pkgs.waydroid-helper ];
+systemd = {
+  packages = [ pkgs.waydroid-helper ];
+  services.waydroid-mount = {
+    enable = true;
+    wantedBy = [ "multi‑user.target" ];
+  };
+};
+</syntaxhighlight>Enable the user service which is also required. Note that this is not persistent and needs to get started after reboot again.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
+systemctl --user start waydroid-monitor
+</syntaxhighlight>Now start <code>waydroid-helper</code> application and add a shared directory. As an example, Source could be <code>/home/myuser/Public</code> and target <code>/home/myuser/.local/share/waydroid/data/media/0/NixOS</code>. Ensure that both directories already exist locally. After that you might need to restart the ''Waydroid'' container which is also possible with the graphical user interface.
 === GPS/Location forwarding ===