Install Dufs Inside Docker Container on Linux

Dufs is a web-based file manager which enables users to handle files on both remote servers and local machines via a web browser interface.

This tutorial explains how to install Dufs inside a Docker container on Linux. Commands have been tested on Ubuntu.

Prepare environment

Make sure you have installed Docker in your system. If you are using Ubuntu, installation instructions can be found in the post.

Install Dufs

• Host network

Run the following command to create a container for Dufs that uses host network:

docker run -d --name=dufs --restart=always --network=host \
    -v /:/data \
    sigoden/dufs /data -A

• User-defined bridge network

User-defined bridge network can be used for listening on different port. By default, Dufs service is listening on port 5000. It can be changed with -p option.

docker network create app-net

docker run -d --name=dufs --restart=always --network=app-net \
    -p 8080:5000 \
    -v /:/data \
    sigoden/dufs /data -A

Testing Dufs

To access a web UI, go to http://<IP_ADDRESS>:5000, where <IP_ADDRESS> is the IP address of the system.

Uninstall Dufs

To completely remove Dufs, remove its container:

docker rm --force dufs

Remove Dufs image:

docker rmi sigoden/dufs

If a user-defined bridge network was created, you can delete it as follows:

docker network rm app-net