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==Share Folder Between Guest and Host in virt-manager (KVM/Qemu/libvirt)==
==Share Folder Between Guest and Host in virt-manager (KVM/Qemu/libvirt)==
This article explains how to share a folder using virsh-edit from host machine into a guest
===Host directory===
===Host directory===
  mkdir /path/to/directory/of/host/machine
  mkdir /path/to/directory/of/host/machine
===Edit VM's XML===
===Edit VM's XML===
This article explains how to share a folder using virsh-edit from host machine in a guest
 
  virsh destroy <guest><ref>Stops VM</ref>
  virsh destroy <guest><ref>Stops VM</ref>
  virsh edit <guest><ref>Edit VM's configuration XML File</ref>
  virsh edit <guest><ref>Edit VM's configuration XML File</ref>
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Latest revision as of 21:02, 9 August 2026

Share Folder Between Guest and Host in virt-manager (KVM/Qemu/libvirt)[edit]

This article explains how to share a folder using virsh-edit from host machine into a guest

Host directory[edit]

mkdir /path/to/directory/of/host/machine

Edit VM's XML[edit]

virsh destroy <guest>[1]
virsh edit <guest>[2]

<filesystem type="mount" accessmode="passthrough">
  <driver type="virtiofs"/>
  <binary path="/usr/libexec/virtiofsd"/>
  <source dir="/path/to/directory/of/host/machine"/>
  <target dir="user_frendly_name_goes_here"/>
  <alias name="fs1"/>
  <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x08" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</filesystem>

Mount shared folder into guest machine[edit]

virsh start <guest>
mkdir /path/to/shared/folder/to/bo/mount
mount -t virtiofs user_frendly_name_goes_here /path/to/shared/folder/to/bo/mount

Note[edit]

All those commands should be run by user root, or using sudo

  1. ↑ Stops VM
  2. ↑ Edit VM's configuration XML File
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