[Cialug] tips for sharing files inside a VM

[Theron Conrey]

Nfs?
On Mar 10, 2011 11:27 AM, "Matthew Nuzum" <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
> I use Virtual Box on my laptop to run Ubuntu Server for testing the web
apps
> I write. My plan is to be able to modify my code and refresh my browser to
> see the change immediately.
>
> I'm experimenting with an IDE that runs on my desktop (not in the VM) so
I'm
> exploring ways to share my code from my local dev to the virtualized
server.
> The only hitch is that there is a sub directory in my branch that is a
link
> to a place in the virtualized file system. This folder is used for
uploaded
> and system generated data and we like to keep it out of the branch.
>
> What I've tried that doesn't work:
>
> Sharing the folder with the virtual machine, mounting it in the machine as
a
> remote filesystem and then trying to create a symlink from the mounted
file
> system. However, virtual box does not support creating symlinks. :-(
>
> I've got a head full of ideas but I'm a bit frustrated because they all
seem
> like messy or insecure hacks. I was wondering if anyone has a suggestions
> for a good way to do things. The host OS is sometimes Ubuntu sometimes Mac
> OS.
>
> The obvious solution that works is to use version control or sftp. I'm
> trying to think of something that just works so that I just hit save and
> then refresh.
>
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