How to mount a NFS export

Last modified on July 24, 2026 • 1 min read • 73 words sudo mount -t nfs -o rw server:/var/www /webserverormount server:/var/www /webserverThe mount can be put into /etc/fstab, e.g.:server:/var/www /webserver nfs rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr,userThis doesn’t mount the nfs export automatically during startup, but any user can mount it by executing “mount /webserver”. Be aware that if you have mounted another filesystem under /var/www (e.g. if you keep all html data on a seperate partition like /var/www/htdocs), these won’t be available unless you export the partition’s mountpoint seperately!