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Mounting a remote Linux file system in Windows with key authorization

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This is not a complete guide; merely the main steps I followed.

Install sshfs (SSH File System) in your Linux host.

apt install sshfs

Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in your Windows client.

Install Ubuntu from the Windows Store.

Update your WSL installation to WSL 2.

wsl --set-default-version 2

Copy your SSH keys from the Windows client to WSL.

cp -r /mnt/c/Users/<username>/.ssh ~/.ssh

Add an sshfs entry to fstab.

sshfs#<user>@<host>:<directory> <local directory> fuse allow_other,identityfile=/home/<user>/.ssh/id_rsa,defaults 0 0

Mount your new entry.

sudo mount -a
If errors appear, add the debug option before or after allow_other.

Open Explorer and go to \\wsl$\Ubuntu-20.04\.
Browse to your mounting directory.

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