diff --git a/clusters/base/apps/nfs-photo/configmap.yaml b/clusters/base/apps/nfs-photo/configmap.yaml
index f70a151..ca23170 100644
--- a/clusters/base/apps/nfs-photo/configmap.yaml
+++ b/clusters/base/apps/nfs-photo/configmap.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,50 @@ data:
     	}
     }
 
+    # individual disks, exported alongside the merged /export view so
+    # clients (webdav) can also see each underlying disk on its own.
+    EXPORT {
+    	Export_Id = 2;
+
+    	Path = /disks/base;
+    	Pseudo = /base;
+
+    	SecType = sys;
+    	Protocols = NFSv4;
+
+    	FSAL {
+    		Name = VFS;
+    	}
+
+    	CLIENT {
+    		Clients = *;
+    		Access_Type = RW;
+    		Squash = No_Root_Squash;
+    		Protocols = NFSv4;
+    	}
+    }
+
+    EXPORT {
+    	Export_Id = 3;
+
+    	Path = /disks/sub1;
+    	Pseudo = /sub1;
+
+    	SecType = sys;
+    	Protocols = NFSv4;
+
+    	FSAL {
+    		Name = VFS;
+    	}
+
+    	CLIENT {
+    		Clients = *;
+    		Access_Type = RW;
+    		Squash = No_Root_Squash;
+    		Protocols = NFSv4;
+    	}
+    }
+
     LOG {
     	Default_Log_Level = INFO;
     }
diff --git a/clusters/base/apps/nfs-photo/helmrelease.yaml b/clusters/base/apps/nfs-photo/helmrelease.yaml
index 0497b4e..828a8c3 100644
--- a/clusters/base/apps/nfs-photo/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/clusters/base/apps/nfs-photo/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -69,13 +69,14 @@ spec:
               limits:
                 memory: 512Mi
           # runs after mergerfs is confirmed mounted (see dependsOn) and has
-          # /export mounted too, so the /proc/self/mounts snapshot it takes
-          # actually includes the fuse.mergerfs line for /export. ganesha's
-          # FSAL_VFS resolves export paths against this frozen /etc/mtab, not
-          # the live /proc/mounts - if /export is missing from it (e.g. this
-          # ran before mergerfs, or without /export mounted at all), ganesha
-          # fails at startup with "resolve_posix_filesystem(/export) ...
-          # No such file or directory" even though /export is mounted fine.
+          # /export, /disks/base and /disks/sub1 all mounted too, so the
+          # /proc/self/mounts snapshot it takes covers every path ganesha
+          # exports. ganesha's FSAL_VFS resolves each EXPORT's Path against
+          # this frozen /etc/mtab, not the live /proc/mounts - any exported
+          # path missing from it (e.g. this ran before mergerfs, or without
+          # that path mounted here at all) fails at startup with
+          # "resolve_posix_filesystem(<path>) ... No such file or directory"
+          # even though the path is mounted fine in every other container.
           mtab-setup:
             dependsOn:
               - mergerfs
@@ -162,6 +163,12 @@ spec:
               - path: /disks/base
             fix-permissions:
               - path: /disks/base
+            # exported directly as its own NFS share (Pseudo=/base, see
+            # configmap.yaml) alongside the merged /export view.
+            app:
+              - path: /disks/base
+            mtab-setup:
+              - path: /disks/base
       sub1:
         type: persistentVolumeClaim
         accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
@@ -174,6 +181,12 @@ spec:
               - path: /disks/sub1
             fix-permissions:
               - path: /disks/sub1
+            # exported directly as its own NFS share (Pseudo=/sub1, see
+            # configmap.yaml) alongside the merged /export view.
+            app:
+              - path: /disks/sub1
+            mtab-setup:
+              - path: /disks/sub1
       merged:
         type: emptyDir
         advancedMounts:
diff --git a/clusters/base/apps/webdav/helmrelease.yaml b/clusters/base/apps/webdav/helmrelease.yaml
index 099250b..0db73e2 100644
--- a/clusters/base/apps/webdav/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/clusters/base/apps/webdav/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ spec:
         existingClaim: nfs-photo-export
         globalMounts:
           - path: /webdav/photo/library
+      photo-base:
+        type: persistentVolumeClaim
+        existingClaim: nfs-photo-base
+        globalMounts:
+          - path: /webdav/photo/library-base
+      photo-sub1:
+        type: persistentVolumeClaim
+        existingClaim: nfs-photo-sub1
+        globalMounts:
+          - path: /webdav/photo/library-sub1
       sda2:
         type: persistentVolumeClaim
         existingClaim: nas1-sda2
diff --git a/clusters/base/apps/webdav/pv-pvc-data.yaml b/clusters/base/apps/webdav/pv-pvc-data.yaml
index 167a8a0..56d540a 100644
--- a/clusters/base/apps/webdav/pv-pvc-data.yaml
+++ b/clusters/base/apps/webdav/pv-pvc-data.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,78 @@ spec:
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolume
+metadata:
+  name: nfs-photo-base-nfs
+spec:
+  capacity:
+    storage: 100Gi
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany
+  persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain
+  storageClassName: ""
+  mountOptions:
+    - nfsvers=4.1
+  nfs:
+    server: 10.43.166.34
+    path: /base
+  claimRef:
+    namespace: webdav
+    name: nfs-photo-base
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: nfs-photo-base
+  namespace: webdav
+  annotations:
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany
+  storageClassName: ""
+  volumeName: nfs-photo-base-nfs
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 100Gi
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolume
+metadata:
+  name: nfs-photo-sub1-nfs
+spec:
+  capacity:
+    storage: 100Gi
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany
+  persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain
+  storageClassName: ""
+  mountOptions:
+    - nfsvers=4.1
+  nfs:
+    server: 10.43.166.34
+    path: /sub1
+  claimRef:
+    namespace: webdav
+    name: nfs-photo-sub1
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: nfs-photo-sub1
+  namespace: webdav
+  annotations:
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany
+  storageClassName: ""
+  volumeName: nfs-photo-sub1-nfs
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 100Gi
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolume
 metadata:
   name: nas1-sda2-nfs
 spec: