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# Mount NFS Share to Container

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Time Required</td><td>5 minutes</td></tr><tr><td>Difficulty</td><td>Easy - Moderate</td></tr><tr><td>Required Knowledge</td><td>SSH, Docker Compose</td></tr></tbody></table>

<pre class="language-yaml" data-title="docker-compose.yml"><code class="lang-yaml"><strong>version: "2.3"
</strong>services:
  app:
    image: myimage
    volumes:
      - nfs:/container/path
....

volumes:
  nfs:
    driver_opts:
      type: "nfs"
      o: addr=$NFSSERV,nfsvers=4
      device: $NFSPATH
</code></pre>

{% code title=".env" %}

```
NFSSERV=fully.qualified.domain or IP address of NFS server
$NFSPATH=:/Path/To/NFS/Share
```

{% endcode %}