Docker Nextcloud cannot use mounted external storage
Nextcloud in a Docker container cannot open external storage mounted on the host, and its database user setup fails inside the container network.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 7 October 2026 · last reported 9 October 2026
What's going wrong
Home users running Nextcloud in a container want to add an external drive or network share as storage.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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