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If you run into any problems installing FUSE or mounting IPFS, hop on IRC and
speak with us, or if you figure something new out, please add to this document!

#### FreeBSD
```sh
sudo pkg install fusefs-ext2
```

Load the fuse kernel module:
```sh
sudo kldload fusefs
```

To load automatically on boot:
```sh
sudo echo fusefs_load="YES" >> /boot/loader.conf
```

## Prepare mountpoints

By default ipfs uses `/ipfs`, `/ipns` and `/mfs` directories for mounting, this can be
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ipfs daemon --mount
```

If using FreeBSD, it is necessary to run `ipfs` as root:
```sh
sudo HOME=$HOME ipfs daemon --mount
```

## MFS mountpoint

Kubo v0.35.0 and later supports mounting the MFS (Mutable File System) root as
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