In order to automatically load the fuse module on startup, you need to set the following settings: - Set the module path in /etc/sysctl.conf: kern.module_path=%%MODULE_PATH%% - Add fusefs_enable="YES" to your /etc/rc.conf %%PREFIX%%/etc/rc.d/fusefs start will load the module for the first time after the installation. Set "sysctl vfs.usermount=1" if you want to be able to mount fuse devices as an ordinary user.