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Note that the device you want to use has to be already accessible in the pve host. For security reasons, it is not possible to mount a device of NFS share directly in the guest. | Note that the device you want to use has to be already accessible in the pve host. For security reasons, it is not possible to mount a device of NFS share directly in the guest. | ||
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Suppose you want to access the following directories in your LXC container with ID100: | Suppose you want to access the following directories in your LXC container with ID100: | ||
* /target which is a local directory | * /target which is a local directory | ||
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/dev/dm-0 on /target type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered) | /dev/dm-0 on /target type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered) | ||
freenas.local:/mnt/TranstecThrough/exported | freenas.local:/mnt/TranstecThrough/exported | ||
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*this works 2015-09-13 using lxc-pve: 1.1.3-1 . | *this works 2015-09-13 using lxc-pve: 1.1.3-1 . | ||
:add this to the .conf file in /etc/pve/lxc | :add this to the .conf file in /etc/pve/lxc | ||
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note do not put a '/' before the target | note do not put a '/' before the target | ||
| − | = Caveats = | + | == Caveats == |
Note that bind mounts are not going to be included when you backup the container. | Note that bind mounts are not going to be included when you backup the container. | ||
This is a design decision: since bind mounts might be shared between many containers, it makes sense to backup their content on the host, not from inside the container. | This is a design decision: since bind mounts might be shared between many containers, it makes sense to backup their content on the host, not from inside the container. | ||
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Revision as of 10:57, 27 October 2015
Introduction
This is an experimental feature.
Bind mounts allow you to access a directory, or a storage volume from your Proxmox VE host inside a container. There can be many purposes:
- Accessing your home directory in the guest
- Accessing a USB device directory in the guest
- Accessing a NFS mount from in the host in the guest
Note that the device you want to use has to be already accessible in the pve host. For security reasons, it is not possible to mount a device of NFS share directly in the guest.
Step by step examples
Suppose you want to access the following directories in your LXC container with ID100:
- /target which is a local directory
- /mnt/pve/freenas which is a NFS mounted directory
Then you need to add the following parameters to /etc/pve/lxc/100.conf
mp0: /target/test,mp=/target mp1: /mnt/pve/freenas,mp=/mnt/pve/freenas
reboot your container and log in:
pct enter mount | egrep '(target|freenas)' /dev/dm-0 on /target type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered) freenas.local:/mnt/TranstecThrough/exported
Another method
- this works 2015-09-13 using lxc-pve: 1.1.3-1 .
- add this to the .conf file in /etc/pve/lxc
lxc.mount.entry=/bkup bkup none bind 0 0
note do not put a '/' before the target
Caveats
Note that bind mounts are not going to be included when you backup the container. This is a design decision: since bind mounts might be shared between many containers, it makes sense to backup their content on the host, not from inside the container.