---
title: Linux
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/storage/file-system/mount/linux
description: A guide explaining how to attach and mount Vultr Block Storage volumes on Linux operating systems.
publish_date: 2024-12-03T17:13:55.558063Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T19:42:44.051719Z
---

# How to Mount a Vultr File System Volume on Linux

Mounting a Vultr File System volume on Linux allows you to expand storage and share files across multiple Vultr Cloud Compute instances. This process involves creating a mount point, mounting the Vultr File System volume, and configuring it for automatic mounting at boot.

Follow this guide to mount a Vultr File System volume on Linux.

1. Check your system's Linux Kernel version and ensure it's `5.4.x` or later.

    ```console
    $ uname -srm
    ```

1. Ensure your system is compatible with `virtiofs`.

    ```console
    $ sudo modinfo virtiofs
    ```

1. Verify that the `virtiofs` Kernel module is loaded.
  
    ```console
    $ lsmod | grep virtiofs
    ```

    If the `virtiofs` module is not loaded, run the following command to load it manually:

    ```console
    $ sudo modprobe virtiofs
    ```

1. Create a new directory such as `/mnt/vfs` to mount the Vultr File System volume.

    ```console
    $ sudo mkdir /mnt/vfs
    ```

1. Mount the Vultr File System volume to the directory using its **Mount Tag**. For instance, `79287343`.

    ```console
    $ sudo mount -t virtiofs 79287343  /mnt/vfs
    ```

    Open the Vultr File System volume's management page to find the **Mount Tag** to use in the above command.

1. Query the `/etc/mtab` file to get information about the newly mounted volume.

    ```console
    $ sudo cat /etc/mtab | grep virtiofs
    ```

    Copy the command's output to your clipboard. For instance:

    ```
    79287343 /mnt/vfs virtiofs rw,relatime 0 0
    ```

1. Open the `/etc/fstab` file to automatically mount the new volume at boot.

    ```console
    $ sudo nano /etc/fstab
    ```

1. Append the volume information you copied earlier to the end of the file.

    ```ini
    79287343 /mnt/vfs virtiofs rw,relatime 0 0
    ```

    Save and close the file.

1. List all mounted file systems and verify that the `virtiofs` volume is available.

    ```console
    $ df -hT
    ```

    Output:

    ```
    tmpfs          tmpfs      96M  1.2M   94M   2% /run
    /dev/vda2      ext4       23G  6.6G   16G  30% /
    tmpfs          tmpfs     476M     0  476M   0% /dev/shm
    tmpfs          tmpfs     5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
    /dev/vda1      vfat      511M  6.1M  505M   2% /boot/efi
    tmpfs          tmpfs      96M  4.0K   96M   1% /run/user/1002
    79287343       virtiofs   80G     0   80G   0% /mnt/vfs
    ```

1. Create a new `greetingsfromvultr.txt` file in the `/mnt/vfs` directory to test write permissions on the volume.

    ```console
    $ echo "Greetings from Vultr" > /mnt/vfs/greetingsfromvultr.txt
    ```