lovingHDTV Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 As I move away from crashplan and move to duplicati I would like to have a docker that just runs sshd. This allows me to limit the exposure of the entire unRaid server to just one partition. I have it all working with the system sshd using the helpful ssh config plugin, but don't like that the ftp user has access to more stuff than they need. I guess I'm just paranoid, but even requiring certs to log in, I don't like having an external port into my entire server. I'm up for trying to create it myself, but I've not found a how to guide. I see many guides on how to setup and use dockers, and I'm sure I've seen something over the years on how to create one, but my search kung-foo is weak. thanks david Quote Link to comment
Skraut Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 This seems like a nice tiny base container with what you may be looking for. https://github.com/panubo/docker-sshd It's not using similar layers that some other unraid specific containers would use, but its Alpine, so it is tiny. I don't run this one, but do run some other Apline based images on my server with no issue I faced the same issue as you, and thought about going down this route, and ended up just installing NextCloud. This gave me the ability to host a Dropbox like service for myself and family. I then had each user create a folder in their NextCloud instance called Backup which they don't sync back to their machine. Then I use Duplicati clients and the WebDAV protocol to send the data to that Backup directory. I don't know the performance impacts of using WebDAV vs sshd (my guess is the simplicity of sshd may make it faster) but a simplified web interface for administering users has been nice, and my parents have already been taking advantage of some of the Dropbox like features Quote Link to comment
lovingHDTV Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) That does look like a nice docker, it even supports users. I tried using Owncloud, but get errors with Duplicati and I figured that sshd is the lightest weight way to get it working. thanks david UPDATE: Got it working, now I have only a single volume mounted for this sshd. thanks again for the pointer. Edited August 25, 2017 by lovingHDTV Quote Link to comment
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