Samba

SMB/CIFS file sharing for Windows, Mac, and Linux to access storage on your network.

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Ports

Notes

Use Cases

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About

What Samba does

Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite for Unix-like systems, providing SMB/CIFS file sharing that works with Windows, macOS, and Linux clients. This Docker image makes it easy to set up a network share that appears in your file explorer. Features include simple user manageme...

Install Flow

How to self-host Samba

Samba can be deployed with standard Docker Compose using the Yantr app catalog. This page collects the basic information searchers usually need first: what Samba does, which Docker image Yantr uses, default ports, deployment notes, and where to find the original compose template.

After deployment, Yantr lets you publish additional ports from the stack page using Docker-style syntax. Use 8080:8080 for a fixed host port or just 8080 to let Docker assign a random port.

Use Cases

What people run it for

Share folders with all computers on your network.
Access server storage from Windows, Mac, or Linux.
Create a central file repository for home or office.
Share media files for Plex/Jellyfin to scan.

Technical Details

Ports, image, and service metadata

Ports

Port	Protocol	Label
445	SMB	File Sharing

Docker Image

dockurr/samba:latest

Service Name

samba

Notes

Things to know before you deploy

SMB port 445 - no need for older NetBIOS
Configure username and password via environment variables
Mount folders as volumes for persistent storage

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