What this means is that the whole NAS file system will be mounted to that location that you can then use. You will notice that the - v parameter is mounted to the root (/) and mapped to a folder destination /mnt/host (this can be any destination inside you want, it doesn't have to be this one). Hit return and enter your current user password to get to root privileges.Īfter that run the following command to pull the image: docker pull blackvoidclub/midnight-commanderĪnd finally, run this command to start MC and mount it to your NAS file system docker run -it -name=mc -v /:/mnt/host blackvoidclub/midnight-commander Log into you NAS via SSH and elevate to root with this command: sudo -i STEP01 - download and configure the Docker repoįor this case, I will use an up to date MC repo (and MC version) using this repo: In the light of recent events, launching the preview version of DSM7 and its current termination of 3rd party tools, I have decided to try and run MC inside Docker in case I will not be able to install it on the NAS running the preview version of DSM, so here it is. While back I have writen about a top file manager for macOS, Forklift and I do use it also all the time, but when it comes to NAS operation, especially for the root files/folders outside the usual /volume# path, MC is the right tool. Why not use File Station instead? Well, I am a bit old school and dual pane is my thing, let's leave it at that.

I use it to manage my file/folder tasks on all of my NAS devices. MC is probably the most used tool that I have up and running all the time. This article will be all about running a great file manager tool on your NAS using Docker, Midnight Commander. UPDATE : added my own Docker image link considering the initial one was deprecated.

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