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DockerVault

Enterprise-grade photo backup for Raspberry Pi and Linux hosts. Stable, scalable, and Raspberry Pi (ARM64) compatible.

🏗️ The Container Stack

The core services orchestrating your personal cloud.

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Tailscale

Networking & Auth

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Samba

File Sharing (SMB)

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Rclone

Mirroring & Backups

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Admin Deployment Files

1. docker-compose.yml

# Raspberry Pi / ARM64 Compatible Stack
services:
  tailscale:
    image: tailscale/tailscale:latest
    container_name: tailscale
    hostname: dockervault
    environment:
      - TS_AUTHKEY=${TS_AUTHKEY}
      - TS_STATE_DIR=/var/lib/tailscale
    volumes:
      - ./tailscale/state:/var/lib/tailscale
      - /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN
      - SYS_MODULE
    restart: always

  samba:
    image: dperson/samba
    container_name: samba
    network_mode: service:tailscale 
    environment:
      - USERID=${SAMBA_UID}
      - GROUPID=${SAMBA_GID}
    volumes:
      - ${PATH_TO_NVME}:/mnt/photos:rw
      - ${PATH_TO_HDD}:/mnt/backup:ro
    command: >
      -u "${VAULT_USER};${VAULT_PASS}" 
      -s "Photos;/mnt/photos;yes;no;no;${VAULT_USER}"
    restart: always

2. .env (Environment Variables)

# --- TAILSCALE ---
# Get this from Tailscale dashboard after logging in with family Gmail
TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-ksjdfh7623khjsdf...

# --- CREDENTIALS ---
# These are the ones the family types into PhotoSync on their iPhones
VAULT_USER=family
VAULT_PASS=A_Simple_Family_Password_123

# --- STORAGE PATHS ---
PATH_TO_NVME=/mnt/vault_ssd/photos
PATH_TO_HDD=/mnt/backup_hdd/vault_mirror

SAMBA_UID=1000
SAMBA_GID=1000
👨‍👩‍👧 Family iPhone Onboarding Guide
1

Tailscale: The Shared Identity

🔑 The "One Password" Strategy

Sign up at Tailscale.com using a dedicated new Gmail (e.g. mgv.family@gmail.com). Every family member logs into the Tailscale app with this same account. This creates a private mesh where everyone instantly sees dockervault.

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PhotoSync: Automatic Offloading

Target (SMB)

Host: dockervault
User: family
Pass: A_Simple_Family_Password_123

Automation

Trigger: On Power Plugged In

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Native Access

Open Files App > Browse > ⋯ > Connect to Server.
Address: smb://dockervault