Root cause: user scopes inside /data/... (the main data bind-mount) mean
any extra mount would nest inside another bind-mount — Docker does not
reliably layer these, so directories appeared in `ls` but were empty
and FileBrowser returned 404.
Fix: detect nested scopes and migrate them to the named volume (fb_users)
before adding any extra mounts.
Migration flow:
- Detects scope is inside /data bind-mount
- Suggests a new scope path in the named volume (e.g. /alice)
- Creates the scope directory via docker exec (no host-side clutter)
- Offers to mount the user's personal files dir as my-files/
- Updates the user's scope in FileBrowser via API PUT /api/users/:id
- Then adds requested extra dirs as non-nested bind-mounts
Also added: let user choose the display name for each added folder
(e.g. mount audiobookshelf but show it as "audiobooks").
https://claude.ai/code/session_014CCYqVwW6d6f5dw1qRokYt
When a user's FileBrowser directory lives inside an existing bind-mount
(e.g. /srv/data/users/alice), Docker needs an empty directory at the
host-side equivalent path before it can overlay an inner bind-mount on
top of the outer one. Without it the inner mount silently fails and
the extra folder never appears.
Now creates the mount-point directory on the host automatically before
adding the compose entry, with a visible note so the user knows a dir
was created.
https://claude.ai/code/session_014CCYqVwW6d6f5dw1qRokYt
Symlinks don't work for giving scoped FileBrowser users access to extra
folders — FileBrowser's afero.BasePathFs blocks symlinks that resolve
outside the user's scope directory.
Switch to bind-mount approach: additional_directories.sh edits
docker-compose.yml to add real bind-mount entries for each extra folder,
so FileBrowser sees them as actual subdirectories within the user's root.
No symlinks, no scope-boundary issues.
Features:
- Reads FB_PATH from .env to list available source folders on the host
- Parses docker-compose.yml to show what's already configured per user
- Adds/removes volume entries with a timestamped backup before each edit
- Prompts to restart the container after changes
- Normalises scope paths from the API (handles missing leading slash)
manage_users.sh removed — user CRUD is handled by the FileBrowser web UI.
https://claude.ai/code/session_014CCYqVwW6d6f5dw1qRokYt
Claude