15.3.4.3. File-serving pod architecture

The file-serving pod uses libguestfs and FUSE to mount VM disk images without requiring privileged access. The initialization container performs the following steps:

After initialization, the sidecars provide file access through web or SSH methods.

The mounted directory structure provides an intuitive organization as shown in the following example:

/backups/
  <backup_name_1>/
    <vm_disk_root>/
      etc/
      var/
    <vm_disk_data>/
      application-data/
  <backup_name_2>/
    <vm_disk_root>/
      etc/
      var/