A Docker image for minidlna.

Please see the Goal
Please note that support goal is limited to cover running costs for subscriptions to music services.

• linux/amd64
• linux/arm64/v8
• linux/arm/v7
• linux/arm/v5

GitHub repository of the project: here.

Source: GitHub
Images: DockerHub

I prepared this Dockerfile because I wanted to be able to install minidlna easily on any machine (provided the architecture is amd64 or arm). Also I wanted to be able to configure and govern the parameters easily, through environment variables. Configuring the container is easy through a webapp like Portainer.

You need to have Docker up and running on a Linux machine, and the current user must be allowed to run containers (this usually means that the current user belongs to the "docker" group).

You can verify whether your user belongs to the "docker" group with the following command:

getent group | grep docker

This command will output one line if the current user does belong to the "docker" group, otherwise there will be no output.

The Dockerfile and the included scripts have been tested on the following distros:

• Manjaro Linux with Gnome (amd64)

As I test the Dockerfile on more platforms, I will update this list.

Here is the repository on DockerHub.

Getting the image from DockerHub is as simple as typing:

docker pull giof71/minidlna

My docker-compose file on my desktop system, dedicated to music. But this might suggest your configuration with videos and pictures as well.

---
version: "3"

services:
  minidlna-desktop:
    image: giof71/minidlna
    container_name: minidlna-desktop
    network_mode: host
    environment:
      - MINIDLNA_ROOT_CONTAINER=M
      - MINIDLNA_DIR_A_1=/music/library1
      - MINIDLNA_DIR_A_2=/music/library2
      - MINIDLNA_DIR_A_3=/music/library3
      - MINIDLNA_ENABLE_INOTIFY=YES
      - MINIDLNA_FRIENDLY_NAME=minidlna-desktop
      - MINIDLNA_FORCE_SORT_CRITERIA=+upnp:class,-dc:date,+upnp:album,+upnp:originalTrackNumber,+dc:title
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
    volumes:
      - /mnt/disk1/library:/music/library1
      - /mnt/disk2/library:/music/library2
      - /mnt/disk3/library:/music/library3
      - ./config/log:/log
      - ./config/db:/db
    restart: unless-stopped

With images built after (and including) 2023-12-20, you can specify the username with a user: "1000:1000" in your compose file instead of setting PUID and PGID.
The previous compose file would become:

---
version: "3"

services:
  minidlna-desktop:
    image: giof71/minidlna
    container_name: minidlna-desktop
    network_mode: host
    user: "1000:1000"
    environment:
      - MINIDLNA_ROOT_CONTAINER=M
      - MINIDLNA_DIR_A_1=/music/library1
      - MINIDLNA_DIR_A_2=/music/library2
      - MINIDLNA_DIR_A_3=/music/library3
      - MINIDLNA_ENABLE_INOTIFY=YES
      - MINIDLNA_FRIENDLY_NAME=minidlna-desktop
      - MINIDLNA_FORCE_SORT_CRITERIA=+upnp:class,-dc:date,+upnp:album,+upnp:originalTrackNumber,+dc:title
    volumes:
      - /mnt/disk1/library:/music/library1
      - /mnt/disk2/library:/music/library2
      - /mnt/disk3/library:/music/library3
      - ./config/log:/log
      - ./config/db:/db
    restart: unless-stopped

In this case, make sure that the directories you bind exist and are writable from the specified uid/gid.

You can build (or rebuild) the image by opening a terminal from the root of the repository and issuing the following command:

docker build . -t giof71/minidlna

It will take very little time even on a Raspberry Pi. When it's finished, you can run the container following the previous instructions.
Just be careful to use the tag you have built.