[TriLUG] RFOpinion: Best linux-linux network file sharing

[Stephen Wiley via TriLUG]

Do you actually want the filesystem mounted? I feel like SFTP (via
openssh) is the best and most popular way to do that these days. If you
disable the socket timeout (a config option) it can handle a fair amount
of network flakiness when your idle. You can even have it mount via
FUSE.

NFS is a real pain because it goes through the kernel. Anything
involving both the kernel *and* the network is going to be unpleasant.

--Stephen

On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 02:51:17PM -0400, Brian via TriLUG wrote:
> Hi gang,
> 
> Is [the latest version of] NFS still considered the best way to do network
> filesharing between two similar Linux systems on a local network?  If not,
> what's the groupthink on the best choice, given:
> 
> - Source filesystem is ext4
> - Bandwidth efficiency is not a priority
> - Robustness against flaky network IS a priority
> - UIDs probably don't match between systems
> 
> Cheers,
> -Brian
> 
> 
> 
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