Mount
See also: Share data with an instance, Instance,
multipass mount
command
In Multipass, a mount is a directory mapping from the host to an instance, making its contents, and changes therein, available on both ends.
In Multipass, there are two types of mount: classic (default) and native.
Classic mounts
Classic mounts use SSHFS (SSH File System) to achieve file/directory sharing. This option is available across all our backends.
SSHFS is based on SSH, which pays a performance penalty to achieve secure communication.
Native mounts
Native mounts use driver-dependent technologies to achieve the high performance. They are only available in the following cases:
- On Hyper-V, where they are implemented with SMB/CIFS.
- On QEMU, the they are implemented with 9P.
- On LXD, using that backend’s own mounts, which also rely on 9P.
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