{"id":"itsthenetwork-nfs-server-alpine","name":"nfs-server-alpine","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/itsthenetwork/nfs-server-alpine","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/itsthenetwork/nfs-server-alpine","category":"storage","subcategories":[],"tags":["storage","nfs","filesystem","containers","alpine","self-hosted"],"what_it_does":"nfs-server-alpine is an Alpine-based container/package intended to provide an NFS server. It allows exporting directories over the Network File System so that clients can mount them over the network.","use_cases":["Homelab or development environments needing shared file storage via NFS","CI/CD or ephemeral test environments requiring shared directories across hosts/containers","On-prem deployments where NFS is already part of the infrastructure"],"not_for":["Internet-facing or untrusted network exposure without additional network and security controls","Multi-tenant environments requiring strong per-user isolation and access control semantics beyond basic NFS permissions","Workloads requiring low-latency shared filesystem semantics without careful tuning"],"best_when":"You can deploy NFS within a trusted network/VPC and control client access (firewall/network policies, exported path permissions, and NFS security settings).","avoid_when":"You need strong authentication/authorization features at the application layer, or you cannot restrict network access to trusted clients.","alternatives":["Samba/CIFS (for SMB-based file sharing)","NFS server running on a full Linux distribution with more mature ops tooling","Object storage + FUSE or application-level caching (where NFS semantics are not required)","Distributed filesystems (e.g., GlusterFS, CephFS, or cloud-managed NFS where applicable)"],"af_score":15.2,"security_score":21.0,"reliability_score":17.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:40:40.704651+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["NFS traditional access controls (e.g., IP/network-based export restrictions and filesystem permissions); auth method details not provided"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"From the provided information, no explicit auth mechanism or modern auth/scopes documentation is available. NFS access is typically controlled via export configuration, network restrictions, and client UID/GID mapping."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information provided; assumed self-hosted/open-source style with infrastructure costs only."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":15.2,"security_score":21.0,"reliability_score":17.5,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":0.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":30.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":0.0,"auth_strength":20.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":40.0,"security_notes":"NFS traffic is often not encrypted by default; TLS is not applicable without an additional security layer (e.g., VPN). Strong security requires network isolation, restrictive export rules, and careful UID/GID and permission management. Specifics about NFSv3/v4, rpcbind, port exposure, and any encryption/auth (e.g., Kerberos) are not provided, so security can’t be confirmed from the given data.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":0.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["No programmatic API surface described; automation typically requires container orchestration/CLI interaction and configuration management","NFS security depends heavily on network/firewall rules and correct export configuration; misconfiguration can expose data","Client UID/GID mapping can cause permission surprises if consistent identity is not maintained across hosts"]}}