diff --git a/bare.sh b/bare.sh
index a4ddc3f..a538ff0 100755
--- a/bare.sh
+++ b/bare.sh
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ function usage-repo() {
 	echo "   rsync   Backup using rsync (defualt repo is \$DEF_RSYNC_USER@\$DEF_RSYNC_SERVER:\$DEF_RSYNC_DIR/<reponame>)"
 	echo ""
 	echo "Pre-backup commands to access local files:"
-	echo "   nfs     Mount \$DEF_NFS_SERVER:\$DEF_NFS_SERVER_BASE/<sharename> to <repopath>"
-	echo "           before running.  Sharename determined by stripping \$NFS_PREFIX"
-	echo "           from start of repo path."
-	echo "   usmb    Run 'usmb reponame' to mount \$USMB_PREFIX/<sharename> before running."
-	echo "           Sharename determined by stripping \$NFS_PREFIX from start of <repopath>."
+	echo "   nfs           Mount \$DEF_NFS_SERVER:\$DEF_NFS_SERVER_BASE/<sharename> to <repopath>"
+	echo "                 before running.  Sharename determined by stripping \$NFS_PREFIX"
+	echo "                 from start of repo path."
+	echo "   usmb          Run 'usmb reponame' to mount \$USMB_PREFIX/<sharename> before running."
+	echo "                 Sharename determined by stripping \$NFS_PREFIX from start of <repopath>."
+	echo "   localmount    Run 'mount reponame' to mount <path_to_files> before running."
 }
 function usage-rc() {
 	echo "   export B2_ACCOUNT_ID=xxx                  # Backblaze B2 credentials"
@@ -252,6 +253,9 @@ function do_umount() {
 	elif [[ $USENFS -eq 1 ]]; then
 		log "Unmounting nfs volume '$NFSPATH' from $DATAPATH"
 		umount $DATAPATH
+	elif [[ $USELOCALMOUNT -eq 1 ]]; then
+		log "Unmounting dir $DATAPATH"
+		umount $DATAPATH
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -439,6 +443,17 @@ for f in $REPOSTOBACKUP; do
 		NFSNAME=""
 		USENFS=0
 	fi
+	checktag "$f" localmount
+	if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+		grep -q $DTAPATH /etc/fstab
+		if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+			log "Error:  repo '$REPO' has localmount tag but $DATAPATH not in fstab."
+			continue
+		fi
+		USELOCALMOUNT=1
+	else
+		USELOCALMOUNT=0
+	fi
 
 	if [[ -z $DATAPATH ]]; then
 		log "can't find matching repo for $f - make sure it is listed in ${REPOFILE}"
@@ -479,6 +494,19 @@ for f in $REPOSTOBACKUP; do
 					continue
 				fi
 			fi
+		elif [[ $USELOCALMOUNT -eq 1 ]]; then
+			mount | grep -q ${DATAPATH}
+			if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+				# try mounting it.
+				mkdir -p $DATAPATH
+				mount ${DATAPATH} >/dev/null 
+				if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+					log "Mount $DATAPATH:  success"
+				else
+					log "Mount $DATAPATH:  FAILED"
+					continue
+				fi
+			fi
 		fi
 
 		if ! [[ -e ${DATAPATH} ]]; then
@@ -546,6 +574,13 @@ for f in $REPOSTOBACKUP; do
 		NFSNAME=""
 		USENFS=0
 	fi
+
+	checktag "$f" localmount
+	if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+		USELOCALMOUNT=1
+	else
+		USELOCALMOUNT=0
+	fi
 	
 
 	export REPO_PATH=`getrepopath "$f"`