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Shared folder support is lacking. I have to use NFS to share any folders in VMs when using QEMU and virt-manager. Which isn’t necessarily bad but it’s an extra

Shared folder support is lacking. I have to use NFS to share any folders in VMs when using QEMU and virt-manager. Which isn’t necessarily bad but it’s an extra config step. The built in method (which uses Plan9 I think?) is a huge headache in terms of setting up permissions. Out of the box it never works right and there isn’t any straightforward documentation on getting it configured properly. VirtualBox, VMware and Parallels all offer much better shared folder options that are built in.

jerrac 7y ago
There's a built in method? I've been using virt-manager/libvirtd/qemu for a while now and haven't run across it...
- x3sphere 7y ago
  In virt-manager if you go to Add Hardware -> Filesystem it lets you add a shared folder there.
  - jerrac 7y ago
    Thanks!
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rwmj 7y ago
virtio-fs should fix the problems with 9p. It offers better performance and conformance with POSIX.
- x3sphere 7y ago
  Awesome, that's great to hear.