Edit video without importing locally?

I'm brand new to Final Cut and FCPX is my first experience with the product.
I have a Mac Mini server with a thunderbolt-attached storage array that I'm using to store my raw footage.
I'm editing video on my MacBook Air using the storage device mounted in OSX as the source. When I create a new event and import video, FCPX wants to copy the video my my MBA where I have extremely limited space.
Do I have the wrong workflow here or maybe I'm missing an option somewhere? I just want to use the video from storage in the events instead of using any local space. Any suggestions?

In user preference uncheck copy in the import preference. This will work for most things depending on where and what you're copying from.

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