local.automount.sshfs.template.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<!--

Install sshfs and FUSE for macOS.  

  sshfs:  install with brew install sshfs
  FUSE for macOS:  download from https://osxfuse.github.io/

Create a directory for each mount.  
    (e.g. /Users/username/Remote/TEMPLATE)

Manual mount, assuming that you've created the above directory:

    sshfs -o reconnect,ServerAliveInterval=15,ServerAliveCountMax=3,volname=TEMPLATE_NAME_FOR_FINDER username@example.com:/PATH/TO/REMOTE/TARGET /Users/username/Remote/TEMPLATE

  (as a reminder, the '-o volname=TEMPLATE' needs to go together as '-o' means 'the next parameter
   is a setting for sshfs.)

Manual unmount:

    umount -f /Users/username/Remote/TEMPLATE

Automate the process:

Edit the below file.

The <array> section is the separated out command line above.   
volname should be what you want it to be named as in the Finder.

Place the resulting plist file in ~/Library/LaunchAgents and rename TEMPLATE 

    launchctl load local.automount.sshfs.TEMPLATE.plist
    launchctl start local.automount.sshfs.TEMPLATE
    launchctl stop local.automount.sshfs.TEMPLATE
    launchctl unload local.automount.sshfs.TEMPLATE




-->
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>AbandonProcessGroup</key>
        <true/>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>local.automount.sshfs.TEMPLATE</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
            <string>/usr/local/bin/sshfs</string>
            <string>-o</string>
            <string>reconnect,ServerAliveInterval=15,ServerAliveCountMax=3,volname=TEMPLATE_NAME_FOR_FINDER</string>
            <string>username@example.com:/PATH/TO/REMOTE/TARGET</string>
            <string>/Users/username/Remote/TEMPLATE</string>
        </array>
        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true/>
        <key>KeepAlive</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
</plist>