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Install NFS kernel server
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y nfs-kernel-server
# Create the export directory
sudo mkdir -p /exports/shared
sudo chown nobody:nogroup /exports/shared
sudo chmod 755 /exports/shared
# add this to /etc/exports
sudo vi /etc/exports
/exports/shared 192.168.1.0/24(rw,sync,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)
# Export the shares
sudo exportfs -ra
# Start and enable NFS server
sudo systemctl enable nfs-kernel-server
sudo systemctl start nfs-kernel-server
# Verify exports
sudo exportfs -v
Create docker volume with a NFS Share:
docker volume create \
--driver local \
--opt type=nfs \
--opt o=addr=192.168.1.100,rw,nfsvers=4.1 \
--opt device=:/exports/shared \
shared-data
Use volume inside docker-compose service:
mkdir -p web
cd web
cat >docker-compose.yml <<EOF
services:
app:
image: nginx:alphine
volumes:
- shared-data:/usr/share/nginx/html
deploy:
replicas: 3
processor:
image: python:3.11-slim
volumes:
- shared-data:/data
command: python -c "while True: pass"
volumes:
shared-data:
driver: local
driver_opts:
type: nfs
o: addr=192.168.1.100,rw,nfsvers=4.1,soft,timeo=300
device: ":/exports/shared"
EOF
docker compose uo -d
# access service with curlimages/curl many times
docker run --rm --network default-web curlimages/curl curl -s app
...
# check logs
# down
docker compose down
Use nfs share with docker –mount directly:
docker run -d \
--name web \
--mount type=volume,volume-driver=local,\
volume-opt=type=nfs,\
volume-opt=o=addr=192.168.1.100,\
volume-opt=device=:/exports/shared,\
dst=/usr/share/nginx/html \
nginx:alpine