Docker share folder with windows using virtualbox

ShareAFolderWithWindowsUsingVirtualBox.me

First using virtualbox interface, go to dockermachine usually it named as default, after that go to Shared Folders > Shared Folder Settings and share choose a folder into windows usually I choose my projects folder and choose a name [NameOfYourSharedFolder].


# create a volume into docker
docker volume create projects

# remove the old folder data
rmdir /mnt/sda1/var/lib/docker/volumes/projects/_data/

# create a mount point
sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=1000,gid=50 [NameOfYourSharedFolder] /mnt/sda1/var/lib/docker/volumes/projects/_data/




#Example of docker-compose.yml
version: "3.4"

services:
  test:
    build:
      context: "."
      dockerfile: "Dockerfile"
    volumes:
      - projects:/home/desenv/



volumes:
  projects:
    external: true



References:
http://support.divio.com/local-development/docker/how-to-use-a-directory-outside-cusers-with-docker-toolboxdocker-for-windows

After dealing with this stuff, I finally figure out how to share a folder with windows even inside a container