samba-server

Provides or runs a Samba server for SMB/CIFS file and printer sharing (typically by deploying/configuring the Samba daemon and related configuration on a host).

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (25d ago)

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⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Security strongly depends on Samba configuration (authentication method, encryption/signing, share-level permissions, and guest access). For best results: enable SMB signing/encryption where appropriate, disable guest/anonymous unless required, enforce least-privilege filesystem ACLs, and restrict network exposure via firewall/VLAN.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

You control the network (LAN/VPC), can harden configuration, and need SMB/CIFS compatibility.

Avoid When

You cannot enforce least-privilege access, network segmentation, and secure credential handling; or you need a modern HTTP API surface instead of SMB.

Use Cases

• Self-hosted Windows-compatible file sharing (SMB) on a local network
• Centralized access to shared folders for mixed OS environments
• Lab/CI environments that need SMB connectivity for testing
• Printer sharing or SMB-based service discovery within a LAN (if configured)

Not For

• Internet-facing untrusted deployments without strong network controls
• Multi-tenant SaaS usage where per-tenant isolation is not explicitly designed
• Use as a general-purpose cloud API service or managed SaaS

Interface

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

Methods: SMB share authentication via Samba user accounts (e.g., system users mapped by Samba) NTLM/Kerberos-based authentication depending on configuration Guest/anonymous access if explicitly enabled (not recommended)

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Authentication is configuration-driven (account mapping, password policies, and optional Kerberos/NTLM). There is no programmatic API auth model described in the provided content.

Pricing

Free tier: No

Requires CC: No

No managed pricing information available; typically self-hosted software with infrastructure/ops costs.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

none

Idempotent

False

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Samba configuration is complex and highly environment-specific (shares, permissions, security modes).
⚠ Changes to smb.conf or underlying filesystem ACLs can break access in non-obvious ways; validate with test clients.
⚠ Security posture depends heavily on configuration defaults and network exposure controls.

Alternatives

NFS (Linux/Unix file sharing) FTP/SFTP (file transfer) Managed file services (e.g., S3 + gateway) where SMB compatibility isn’t required Windows file sharing via native Windows Server (if you’re in a Windows-only environment)

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.