[FR] option to use fuse-t on macOS avoiding kernel extensions

[andrewcrook]

The problem

macOS mounting backups macfuse requires a kernel extension and requires SIP (System Integrity Protection) to be disabled

Requested Solution

Add option to use fuse-t instead May be automate set up fuse-t and sshfs as well?

Additional context

fuse-t mounts fuse virtual drives as NFS or SAMBA shares to avoid requiring a kernel extension. https://www.fuse-t.org/

[justauserid]

Yeah, this will be great. Because I have completely stopped using kernel extensions so that means any app that used something like macfuse isn't an option anymore. Luckily apps like cryptomator are already using fuse-t.

[andrewcrook]

I have used fuse-t and I have compiled sshfs to use fuse-t so it is very doable.

[justauserid]

I have used fuse-t and I have compiled sshfs to use fuse-t so it is very doable.

You mean used fuse-t from brew and and thencombined sshfs locally? Would apprecaite shareing the doc/post if you made one for this.

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[andrewcrook]

Iirc i didn’t use the brew version and sshfs had to be compiled using the fuse-t libs which can just drop in. I don’t use it any more I use a solution called anylinuxfs it allows a Mac to use all sorts of filing systems.

https://github.com/nohajc/anylinuxfs

There’s plenty on the readme with regards to borgbackup. But here’s the crux of it.

anylinuxfs apk add borgbackup fuse py3-llfuse

~/.anylinuxfs/config.toml

[custom_actions.borg]
after_mount = "mkdir -p /mnt/borg && borg mount $ALFS_VM_MOUNT_POINT/$BORG_REPO /mnt/borg"
before_unmount = "borg umount /mnt/borg && rmdir /mnt/borg"
override_nfs_export = "/mnt/borg"

[custom_actions.borg]
after_mount = "..."
before_unmount = "..."
capture_environment = ["BORG_PASSPHRASE"]
override_nfs_export = "/mnt/borg"

export BORG_REPO=<path to borg repo relative to mount point>
sudo -E anylinuxfs mount /dev/disk4s2 -a borg

Then tweak for sshfs