How to create a shared folder between a VM and the Host.
[01] Environment
- Ubuntu 24.04
- virt-manager, KVM, QEMU, virsh, libvirt
[02] Host-Side Setup
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# Create the directory
sudo mkdir vm-shared
# Set permissions (read/write for all users)
sudo chmod 777 vm-shared
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[03] virt-manager Setup
3-1. Open Virtual Machine Details
- virt-manager menu → Edit → Virtual Machine Details
- VM window menu → View → Details
3-2. Enable Shared Memory
- Memory → Details → check
Enable shared memory
3-3. Add Filesystem
- Bottom
Add Hardware → Filesystem → Details → fill Source path / Target path
- Source path: Host directory to expose as the shared folder (use Browse → Local Directory)
- Target path: name to use when mounting the shared folder inside the VM
- Apply
[04] VM-Side Setup
4-1. Create Shared Folder
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# Create the directory
sudo mkdir vm-shared
# Set permissions (read/write for all users)
sudo chmod 777 vm-shared
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4-2. Mount
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# mount -t type target_path vm_shared_folder_path
sudo mount -t virtiofs vm-shared /root/vm-shared
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