rsmartapps/docker-samba repository overview

⁠Samba

Samba docker container

⁠What is Samba?

Since 1992, Samba has provided secure, stable and fast file and print services for all clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol, such as all versions of DOS and Windows, OS/2, Linux and many others.

⁠How to use this image

By default there are no shares configured, additional ones can be added.

⁠Hosting a Samba instance

sudo docker run -it -p 139:139 -p 445:445 -d rsmartapps/samba -p

OR set local storage:

sudo docker run -it --name samba -p 139:139 -p 445:445 \
            -v /path/to/directory:/mnt \
            -v /path/to/configs/directory:/config \
            -d rsmartapps/samba

⁠Configuration

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

• TZ - Set a timezone, IE EST5EDT
• USERS - As above, setup a user (See NOTE3 below)
• FOLDERS - As above, adds folders, IE /mnt/share1;/mnt/share2

⁠Volumes

• Config volume exposed
• mnt folder exposed

⁠Examples

Any of the commands can be run at creation with docker run or later with docker exec -it samba (as of version 1.3 of docker).

⁠Setting the Timezone

sudo docker run -it -e TZ=EST5EDT -p 139:139 -p 445:445 -d rsmartapps/samba

⁠Start an instance creating users and shares:

sudo docker run -it -p 139:139 -p 445:445 -d rsmartapps/samba

⁠User Feedback

⁠Troubleshooting

⁠Issues

If you have any problems with or questions about this image, please contact me through a GitHub issue⁠.