Samba

SMB/CIFS file sharing and Active Directory compatible Domain Controller for FreeBSD.

Port	445
Registry	ghcr.io/daemonless/samba
Source	https://www.samba.org/
Website	https://www.samba.org/

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
416-pkg / latest / pkg	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
416-pkg-latest / pkg-latest	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Newest FreeBSD packages.
422-pkg	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Production stability.
422-pkg-latest	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Newest FreeBSD packages.
422-pkg-krb	MIT Kerberos. Built from ports with MIT KRB5 instead of Heimdal.	Alternative build.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose

services:
  samba:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/samba:latest
    container_name: samba
    environment:
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/samba:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/samba/shares:/shares"
    ports:
      - 445:445
      - 139:139
    restart: unless-stopped

AppJail Director

.env:

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=samba
TZ=UTC

appjail-director.yml:

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

Makejail:

ARG tag=latest

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

Podman CLI

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

Ansible

- 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"
      - "/path/to/containers/samba/shares:/shares"

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

Architectures: amd64 User: root (UID/GID via PUID/PGID, defaults to 1000:1000) Base: FreeBSD 15.0

---

Need help? Join our Discord community.