# Using Mounts

Mounts can be used to make directories on a node available to servers running on it.

## Wings Configuration

For security reasons it is not possible to mount directories on a node by default. Directories that should be mountable have to be specified explicitly in the Wings configuration.

In the Wings configuration file (`/etc/pterodactyl/config.yml`) the `allowed_mounts` field is used to list mountable directories. The listed directories and all their subdirectories can be mounted.

```yml
allowed_mounts:
- /example
```

## Panel Configuration

You have to configure mounts in admin panel in order to use them with your servers. They consist of a source pad on the node and a target path where it will be mounted in the container.

:::warning Path in the container
Mounts can not be mounted at `/home/container` or any subdirectory of it, as mounts cannot overlap and the server specific files are mounted at that location.
:::

### Creating a Mount

1. In the admin panel go to **Mounts**.
2. Create a new mount.
3. Fill in the details as required.
   - **Name**: Name for your mount.
   - **Description**: Description for your mount.
   - **Source**: The directory where files are stored on the node.
   - **Target**: The directory where the mount will be placed inside of your server, can **not** be `/home/container`.
   - **Read Only**: Whether the mount will be read-only for the servers using it.
   - **User Mountable**: Whether to allow users to self mount this mount.
4. After creating the mount you are required to add **Eggs** and **Nodes** that this mount may be used on.

:::warning Mounts used by multiple servers
All servers using the same mounts will **only** share its contents when they are on the same node. Mounts are not synchronized between servers.
::: 

### Assigning a Mount to a Server

1. In the admin panel navigate to the server you would like to use a mount with
2. Go to the mounts page
3. Click the **+** button
4. Restart the server

The files of the mount should become available in the target path in the container.

:::warning Mounts cannot be Accessed
Mounts do not appear in the Panel's file manager, nor are they accessible via SFTP.
:::