Docker samba
Samba Docker image
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Samba Docker image.
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- Features
- Build locally
- Image
- Environment variables
- Volumes
- Ports
- Configuration
- Usage
- Notes
- Upgrade
- Contributing
- License
Features
- Multi-platform image
- Easy configuration through YAML
- Improve operability with Mac OS X clients
- Drop support for legacy protocols including NetBIOS, WINS, and Samba port 139
- Service discovery for Linux and macOS supported using Avahi
- Service discovery for Windows supported using WSDD2
Build locally
shellgit clone https://github.com/crazy-max/docker-samba.git cd docker-samba # Build image and output to docker (default) docker buildx bake # Build multi-platform image docker buildx bake image-all
Image
| Registry | Image |
|---|---|
| Docker Hub | crazymax/samba |
| GitHub Container Registry | ghcr.io/crazy-max/samba |
Following platforms for this image are available:
$ docker buildx imagetools inspect crazymax/samba --format "{{json .Manifest}}" | \
jq -r '.manifests[] | select(.platform.os != null and .platform.os != "unknown") | .platform | "\(.os)/\(.architecture)\(if .variant then "/" + .variant else "" end)"'
linux/386
linux/amd64
linux/arm/v6
linux/arm/v7
linux/arm64
linux/ppc64le
linux/riscv64
linux/s390x
Environment variables
TZ: Timezone assigned to the container (defaultUTC)CONFIG_FILE: YAML configuration path (default/data/config.yml)SAMBA_WORKGROUP: NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name. (defaultWORKGROUP)SAMBA_SERVER_STRING: Server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field. (defaultDocker Samba Server)SAMBA_LOG_LEVEL: Log level. (default0)SAMBA_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS: Allow to follow symlinks. (defaultyes)SAMBA_WIDE_LINKS: Controls whether or not links in the UNIX file system may be followed by the server. (defaultyes)SAMBA_HOSTS_ALLOW: Set of hosts which are permitted to access a service. (default127.0.0.0/8 10.0.0.0/8 172.16.0.0/12 192.168.0.0/16)SAMBA_INTERFACES: Allows you to override the default network interfaces list.AVAHI_ENABLE: Enable service discovery for Linux and macOS (default0)AVAHI_INTERFACES: Comma-separated network interfaces Avahi is allowed to useAVAHI_MODEL: Finder device model advertised through Avahi (defaultRackMac)AVAHI_ADISK_NAME: Time Machine share name advertised through_adisk._tcp(disabled by default)WSDD2_ENABLE: Enable service discovery for Windows (default0)WSDD2_HOSTNAME: Override hostname (default to host or container name)WSDD2_NETBIOS_NAME: Set NetBIOS name (default to hostname)WSDD2_INTERFACE: Reply only on this interface
[!NOTE]
https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5.html
Volumes
/data: Contains cache, configuration and runtime data
Ports
445: SMB over TCP port5353: mDNS UDP port3702: WS-Discovery TCP/UDP port5355: LLMNR TCP/UDP port
[!NOTE]
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_NT4_PDC_Port_Usage
Configuration
Before using this image you have to create the YAML configuration file
/data/config.yml to be able to create users, provide global options and add
shares. Here is an example:
yamlauth: - user: foo group: foo uid: 1000 gid: 1000 password: bar - user: baz group: xxx uid: 1100 gid: 1200 password_file: /run/secrets/baz_password global: - "force user = foo" - "force group = foo" share: - name: foo path: /samba/foo browsable: yes readonly: no guestok: no validusers: foo writelist: foo veto: no hidefiles: /_*/ recycle: yes
A more complete config.yml example is available here.
veto
veto: no is a list of predefined files and directories that will not be
visible or accessible:
/._*/.apdisk/.AppleDouble/.DS_Store/.TemporaryItems/.Trashes/desktop.ini/ehthumbs.db/Network Trash Folder/Temporary Items/Thumbs.db/
[!NOTE]
https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5.html#VETOFILES
hidefiles
hidefiles: /_*/ is a list of predefined files and directories that will not be visible, but are accessible:
/_*/
In this example, all files and directories beginning with an underscore (_) will be hidden.
[!NOTE]
https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5.html#HIDEFILES
recycle
recycle: yes enables the vfs_recycle module. Any other value, including
no, leaves recycle disabled.
The vfs_recycle intercepts file deletion requests and moves the affected
files to a temporary repository rather than deleting them immediately. This
gives the same effect as the Recycle Bin on Windows computers. On this image it
is stacked with the default fruit and streams_xattr VFS modules so macOS
shares keep a consistent VFS configuration.
[!NOTE]
https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/vfs_recycle.8.html
Usage
Docker Compose
Docker compose is the recommended way to run this image. Copy the content of folder examples/compose
in /var/samba/ on your host for example. Edit the compose and configuration files with your preferences and run the
following commands:
bashdocker compose up -d docker compose logs -f
Command line
You can also use the following minimal command:
shelldocker run -d --network host \ -v "$(pwd)/data:/data" \ --name samba crazymax/samba
Helm
If you want to deploy this Container in your Kubernetes Cluster you can you this Helm Chart: https://github.com/tzabbi/crazy-max-samba-helm
Upgrade
Recreate the container whenever I push an update:
bashdocker compose pull docker compose up -d
Notes
Variable interpolation
Values in a YAML file can be set by variables, and interpolated at runtime using
a Bash-like syntax ${VARIABLE}.
Default values can be defined inline using typical shell syntax ${VARIABLE-default}.
It evaluates to default only if VARIABLE is unset in the environment.
Here is an example:
yamlauth: - user: foo group: foo uid: 1000 gid: 1000 password: bar share: - name: foo path: /samba/foo browsable: ${BROWSABLE-no} readonly: no guestok: no validusers: foo writelist: foo
yamlservices: samba: image: crazymax/samba network_mode: host volumes: - "./data:/data" - "./foo:/samba/foo" environment: - "BROWSABLE=yes" restart: always
Status
Use the following commands to check the logs and status:
shelldocker compose logs samba docker compose exec samba smbstatus
Service discovery for Linux and macOS
Zeroconf service discovery for Linux and macOS clients can be enabled by
setting AVAHI_ENABLE to 1. It publishes the _smb._tcp service on port
445 and a _device-info._tcp record for Finder using Avahi.
If you use Samba as a Time Machine target, set AVAHI_ADISK_NAME to the
matching share name to publish an _adisk._tcp record. No _adisk._tcp record
is published by default because advertising a non-existent Time Machine share
breaks client expectations.
mDNS uses multicast UDP port 5353, so the container must use host networking
on a Linux host. Docker Desktop host networking on macOS and Windows does not
provide LAN-visible multicast discovery for this use case.
The advertised name follows the container hostname. Set hostname in your
compose file to control the .local name.
Avahi listens on every interface by default. Set AVAHI_INTERFACES, for
example eth0, to avoid advertising on Docker bridge, loopback, or veth
interfaces.
See examples/zeroconf as an example.
Service discovery for Windows
Service discovery for Windows can be enabled by setting WSDD2_ENABLE to 1.
You also need to set the following capabilities to the container:
CAP_NET_ADMINCAP_NET_RAW
Name will be the hostname of the host if network mode is host or one of
the container. If you want to override this value, you can set hostname in
your compose file or set WSDD2_HOSTNAME env var.
NetBIOS name will be the hostname of the host. If you want to override this
value, you can set WSDD2_NETBIOS_NAME env var.
See examples/windows as an example.
Contributing
Want to contribute? Awesome! The most basic way to show your support is to star
the project, or to raise issues. You can also support this project by becoming a sponsor on GitHub
or by making a PayPal donation to ensure this
journey continues indefinitely!
Thanks again for your support, it is much appreciated! :pray:
License
MIT. See LICENSE for more details.
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