Mounting a Remote VPS Directory Locally with SSHFS

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It is possible to access a directory on your Ubuntu VPS server as a local directory on your Linux computer. You can achieve this using SSHFS (SSH File System), which allows you to mount a remote directory over SSH as if it were a local directory.

Here's a general outline of the steps you need to take:

1. Install SSHFS: First, you need to install SSHFS on your local Linux computer. You can usually do this using your package manager. For example, on Ubuntu, you can run:

$   sudo apt-get install sshfs

2. Mount the Remote Directory: Once SSHFS is installed, you can mount the remote directory to a local directory. You'll need the SSH login credentials for your VPS server.

   

$ sshfs user@server_ip:/remote/directory /local/mount/point

Replace user with your username on the server, server_ip with the IP address of your VPS server, /remote/directory with the path to the directory you want to access on the server, and /local/mount/point with the path to the directory where you want to mount the remote directory locally.

3. Access the Remote Directory: Once the remote directory is mounted, you can access it just like any other local directory on your Linux computer. Any changes made locally will be reflected on the remote server and vice versa.

4. Unmount the Remote Directory: When you're done working with the remote directory, you can unmount it using the umount command:

$ umount /local/mount/point

   

Replace /local/mount/point with the path to the directory where the remote directory is mounted.

This approach provides a convenient way to work with files on your VPS server without having to manually transfer them back and forth.

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