Samba Docker image.

• Features
• Build locally
• Image
• Environment variables
• Volumes
• Ports
• Configuration
  • veto
  • hidefiles
  • recycle
• Usage
  • Docker Compose
  • Command line
• Notes
  • Variable interpolation
  • Status
  • Service discovery for Windows
• Upgrade
• Contributing
• License

• 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 Windows supported using WSDD2

git 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

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

• TZ: Timezone assigned to the container (default UTC)
• CONFIG_FILE: YAML configuration path (default /data/config.yml)
• SAMBA_WORKGROUP: NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name. (default WORKGROUP)
• SAMBA_SERVER_STRING: Server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field. (default Docker Samba Server)
• SAMBA_LOG_LEVEL: Log level. (default 0)
• SAMBA_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS: Allow to follow symlinks. (default yes)
• SAMBA_WIDE_LINKS: Controls whether or not links in the UNIX file system may be followed by the server. (default yes)
• SAMBA_HOSTS_ALLOW: Set of hosts which are permitted to access a service. (default 127.0.0.0/8 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.
• WSDD2_ENABLE: Enable service discovery for Windows (default 0)
• 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

More info: https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5.html

• /data: Contains cache, configuration and runtime data

• 445: SMB over TCP port
• 3702: WS-Discovery TCP/UDP port
• 5355: LLMNR TCP/UDP port

More info: https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_NT4_PDC_Port_Usage

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:

auth:
  - 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: 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/

More info: https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5.html#VETOFILES

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.

More info: https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5.html#HIDEFILES

recycle: yes this option enables vfs_recycle module. 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.

More info: https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/vfs_recycle.8.html

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:

docker compose up -d
docker compose logs -f

You can also use the following minimal command:

docker run -d --network host \
  -v "$(pwd)/data:/data" \
  --name samba crazymax/samba

Recreate the container whenever I push an update:

docker compose pull
docker compose up -d

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:

auth:
  - 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

services:
  samba:
    image: crazymax/samba
    network_mode: host
    volumes:
      - "./data:/data"
      - "./foo:/samba/foo"
    environment:
      - "BROWSABLE=yes"
    restart: always

Use the following commands to check the logs and status:

docker compose logs samba
docker compose exec samba smbstatus

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_ADMIN
• CAP_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.

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! 🙏

MIT. See LICENSE for more details.