How to Use NAS Storage with Docker Compose: NFS, SMB, and Local Volumes

ℹ️ Attribution This article is a reproduction/adaptation of the original article by @nawazdhandala on OneUptime. The original article can be found here: How to Use NAS Storage with Docker Compose. I am not the original author of this content. You have a NAS with terabytes of storage, RAID protection, and automatic backups. Your Docker containers keep losing data when you recreate them. The solution is obvious: mount your NAS storage directly into your containers. Docker Compose makes this surprisingly easy once you understand the volume driver options. ...

February 3, 2026 · 9 min · 1854 words · @nawazdhandala