Mounts of Rebellion: How Persistent-SSHFS Keeps Your Digital World Defiantly Connected

Rally the troops and sharpen your digital pitchforks, for today we dive deep into the belly of the beast with persistent-sshfs, a tool not just for mounting remote filesystems via SSHFS but for ensuring they stick around like a bad habit. This isn’t your grandma’s mount script; it’s a digital revolution in a bash script, ready to take on the establishment of unreliable connections and manual remount drudgery. Let’s unpack the anarchy that persistent-sshfs brings to the table, ensuring your SSHFS mounts are as resilient as your spirit in the face of digital adversity.

The Essence of persistent-sshfs

Imagine a world where SSHFS mounts don’t just give up at the first sign of trouble. persistent-sshfs embodies this rebellious spirit, providing a relentless guardian for your mounts, ensuring they’re always up, always ready, no matter what the digital world throws their way. This bash script is not just a tool; it’s a companion for the sysadmin and developer alike, a silent warrior in the fight against the chaos of dropped connections and the tyranny of manual remounts.

How to Unleash the Beast

Setting up persistent-sshfs is like tagging a pristine wall with a vibrant splash of defiance. First, grab the script with a simple wget, directly pulling it from its digital hideout. Then, bless it with the power to execute with a swift chmod +x, and finally, set it loose in your system’s bin to roam freely. This process isn’t just installation; it’s an initiation rite for your system into a new era of stability and defiance.

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/psyb0t/persistent-sshfs/master/persistent-sshfs
chmod +x persistent-sshfs
sudo mv persistent-sshfs /usr/local/bin/

The Ritual of Invocation

persistent-sshfs doesn’t just run; it embarks on a quest every time you invoke it. Feed it a list of your most treasured mounts in a simple text file, a declaration of the connections you wish to uphold against all odds. Then, with a single command, watch as it tirelessly works in the shadows, a background process of persistent vigilance, ensuring every mount is maintained, come what may.

% cat mounts.txt
/home/splashipula/caraspi-storage:storage@jmekserver:2222:/home/storage/mounts
/home/splashipula/work-mothership:caras@mothership:22:/home/splashipula/work
% cat run.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
persistent-sshfs mounts.txt
% cat persistent-sshfs-supervisor.conf
[program:persistent-sshfs]
command=/home/splashipula/supervisor/apps/persistent-sshfs/run.sh
directory=/home/splashipula/supervisor/apps/persistent-sshfs
process_name=%(program_name)s
numprocs=1
user=splashipula
stopsignal=TERM
stopwaitsecs=10
stopasgroup=true
killasgroup=true
autostart=true
autorestart=true
redirect_stderr=true
redirect_stdout=true
stdout_logfile=/home/splashipula/logs/supervisord/%(program_name)s-out.log
stdout_logfile_maxbytes=50MB
stdout_logfile_backups=10
stderr_logfile=/home/splashipula/logs/supervisord/%(program_name)s-err.log
stderr_logfile_maxbytes=50MB

Why Join the persistent-sshfs Uprising?

This tool isn’t just about avoiding the inconvenience of remounting; it’s a statement. It’s about refusing to settle for less in a world that expects you to manually keep your digital life in order. persistent-sshfs stands as a beacon of automation, a testament to the belief that our time is better spent on creation, not repetition. It’s a call to arms for every sysadmin, developer, and digital creator who believes in a seamless, uninterrupted workflow.

Embrace the persistent-sshfs Way

As we stand on the precipice of this new digital dawn, persistent-sshfs offers not just a tool, but a manifesto. It’s a declaration that we will not be bogged down by the mundane, that our digital environments will be as resilient and relentless as our passion for innovation. With persistent-sshfs, your mounts are not just persistent; they’re a testament to your refusal to be hindered by the fragility of connections.

Join the Revolution

The persistent-sshfs project isn’t just a repository; it’s a rally point for those who dare to demand more from their systems. Check out the project, contribute, and become part of a community that’s reshaping the very fabric of our digital workspaces. Together, we’re not just making mounts persistent; we’re making a statement about the world we want to live in—a world where our digital connections are as steadfast as our resolve.

The battlefield is set, the lines are drawn, and persistent-sshfs awaits your command. Join the movement and let’s ensure no mount ever falls again. Visit the project at https://github.com/psyb0t/persistent-sshfs and be part of the uprising.