Learn how to use SSHFS to securely mount remote file systems over SSH. This guide covers installation, setup, commands, and best practices for Linux users.
Thanks to sshfs, we can use an existing SSH connection to mount a remote directory in a secure way, without using additional services like NFS or Samba. In this tutorial we learn how to install sshfs and how to use it to mount a remote directory over SSH
SSHFS (SSH File System) is a command-line tool that uses an SSH connection to mount remote file systems onto a local machine. The SSHFS client uses SFTP to set up local access to remote physical or virtual disks, simplifying remote file management.