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Samba Samba

Description / nameInput element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
Samba Host Port
Samba /config Path

Build Status Last Commit

SMB/CIFS file sharing and Active Directory compatible Domain Controller for FreeBSD.
Port 445
Registry ghcr.io/daemonless/samba
Daemonless daemonless/samba
Source www.samba.org/
Website www.samba.org

Version Tags

Tag Description Best For
422-pkg FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages. Production stability.
422-pkg-latest FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates. Staying current.
423-pkg / latest FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages. Most users — recommended.
423-pkg-latest FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates. Staying current.
423-pkg-krb MIT Kerberos. Built from ports with MIT KRB5 instead of Heimdal. Alternative build.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

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services:
  samba:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/samba:latest"
    container_name: samba
    environment:
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/samba:/config"
      - "/shares:/shares"
    ports:
      - "445:445"
      - "139:139"
    # always (not unless-stopped) so FreeBSD's podman rc.d auto-starts it at boot
    restart: always

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podman run -d --name samba \
  -p 445:445 \
  -p 139:139 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -v /path/to/containers/samba:/config \
  -v /shares:/shares \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/samba:latest

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- name: Deploy samba
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: samba
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/samba:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      TZ: "UTC"
    ports:
      - "445:445"
      - "139:139"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/samba:/config"
      - "/shares:/shares"

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# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=samba
TZ=UTC

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# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  samba:
    name: samba
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
      - expose: '445:445 proto:tcp'
      - expose: '139:139 proto:tcp'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - SAMBA_CONFIG_PATH: /config
      - /shares: /shares
volumes:
  SAMBA_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/samba'
  /shares:
    device: '/shares'

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# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/samba:${tag}

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appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -o expose="445:445 proto:tcp" \
  -o expose="139:139 proto:tcp" \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/samba /config <pseudofs>" \
  -o fstab="/shares /shares <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/samba:latest samba

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable Default Description
TZ UTC Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path Description
/config smb.conf and persistent state
/shares Shared data directories

Ports

Port Protocol Description
445 TCP SMB
139 TCP NetBIOS session

Implementation Details

  • Architectures: amd64
  • User: root (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
  • Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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