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On-Demand SFTP remote path mapping
Tested OS : Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 16.04.4,
Packages required: sshfs, sshpass, fuse
For a single use remote mapping (Connection will be lost upon reboot or if SFTP connection is dropped)
sudo sshfs <username>@<seedbox_id>.seedbox.io:/ <mount path>
ie
$ mkdir ~/seedbox
$ sshfs psbXXXXX@psbXXXXX.seedbox.io:/ ~/seedbox/
Enter your password when prompted, accessing the ~/seedbox
Note: you can add -o allow_other to enable other users/daemons to access this share, and -o sshfs_debug to output any additional information. If your SSH port has been altered to non-custom 22, you can specify the port via -p 2222 etc.
Configuring automatic on-demand mapping
Once you know a single use sshfs session works, you can set it up for automatic logon via systemd.
Create an sshpass shell script to automate the password prompt ie:
$ sudoedit /opt/seedbox.sh
!/bin/bash
sshpass -p <seedbox_password> ssh $*
edit the system /etc/fstab to add your mount (uid/gid to match the user id of mount owner)
$ sudoedit /etc/fstab
sshfs#<username>@<seedbox_id>.seedbox.io:/ <mount path> fuse ssh_command=/opt/seedbox.sh,uid=<gid>,gid=<gid>,users,idmap=user,x-systemd.automount,noatime,allow_other,_netdev,auto_cache,reconnect 0 0
<username> = your seedbox's username ie psbXXXXX
<seedbox_id> = your seedbox's hostname ie psbXXXXX
<mount path> = Your mount location, ie, /mnt/seedbox
<uid> = system user id of the mount owner (preferabley a daemon user, sonarr/radarr etc)
<gid> = system group id of the mount owner (preferabley a daemon user, sonarr/radarr etc)
activate the auto mount (once) via :
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
$ sudo systemctl restart <mount path>.automount
