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Enabling FUSE
Learn how to enable Filesystem in Userspace on your OpenVZ VPS.
What is FUSE?
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a software interface that lets non-privileged users create their own file systems without editing kernel code. This is useful for applications like:
- sshfs - Mount remote directories over SSH
- Encrypted filesystems - EncFS, CryFS
- Cloud storage mounting - rclone, s3fs
- Archive filesystems - archivemount
How to Enable FUSE
If you would like to use FUSE on your OpenVZ VPS, please request that we enable it via a support ticket.
1
Log into Client Area
Go to the Client Area
2
Open New Ticket
Navigate to Support → Open New Ticket
3
Select Department
Select the department: "Technical Support"
4
Include VPS Details
Include your VPS ID or IP address
5
Request FUSE
Request FUSE to be enabled
After FUSE is Enabled
Once our team enables FUSE for your VPS, you may need to reboot your VPS for the changes to take effect. You can then install and use FUSE-based applications normally.
Installing FUSE Packages
On most Linux distributions, you can install FUSE with:
# Debian/Ubuntu
apt-get install fuse
# CentOS/RHEL
yum install fuse