diff --git a/Plugin/unraid/include/docker.php b/Plugin/unraid/include/docker.php
index 53bdf86..654cbe2 100644
--- a/Plugin/unraid/include/docker.php
+++ b/Plugin/unraid/include/docker.php
@@ -1,24 +1,41 @@
 <?php
 // Docker tab — folder management and container inventory
-// Reads/writes /boot/config/plugins/folder.view3/docker.json (shared with folder.view3 plugin)
+// Primary store: /boot/config/plugins/varaverk/docker_folders.json (Varaverk-owned, no external deps)
+// Optional sync: /boot/config/plugins/folder.view3/docker.json (only if folder.view3 is installed)
 // Reads/writes HOST*_DOCKER_FOLDER_MAP in host*.conf (used by onboard scripts)
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/config.php';
 
-define('VV_DOCKER_JSON', '/boot/config/plugins/folder.view3/docker.json');
+define('VV_DOCKER_JSON',    '/boot/config/plugins/varaverk/docker_folders.json');
+define('VV_FV3_JSON',       '/boot/config/plugins/folder.view3/docker.json');
 
 // ── JSON helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function vv_dk_read_json(): array {
+    // Bootstrap: if our file doesn't exist yet but folder.view3's does, import it once
+    if (!file_exists(VV_DOCKER_JSON) && file_exists(VV_FV3_JSON)) {
+        $imported = json_decode(file_get_contents(VV_FV3_JSON), true) ?: [];
+        vv_dk_write_json($imported);
+        return $imported;
+    }
     if (!file_exists(VV_DOCKER_JSON)) return [];
     return json_decode(file_get_contents(VV_DOCKER_JSON), true) ?: [];
 }
 
 function vv_dk_write_json(array $data): bool {
     $path = VV_DOCKER_JSON;
-    $tmp  = $path . '.vv.tmp';
+    @mkdir(dirname($path), 0755, true);
+    $tmp = $path . '.vv.tmp';
     if (file_put_contents($tmp, json_encode($data, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES)) === false) return false;
-    return rename($tmp, $path);
+    if (!rename($tmp, $path)) return false;
+
+    // Mirror to folder.view3 if installed — keeps both in sync for users who want both UIs
+    if (file_exists(dirname(VV_FV3_JSON))) {
+        $t = VV_FV3_JSON . '.vv.tmp';
+        @file_put_contents($t, json_encode($data, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES));
+        @rename($t, VV_FV3_JSON);
+    }
+    return true;
 }
 
 function vv_dk_gen_id(): string {
@@ -157,7 +174,7 @@ function vv_dk_all(): array {
         'ungrouped' => $ungrouped,
         'conf_map'  => $confMap,
         'drift'     => $drift,
-        'json_path' => VV_DOCKER_JSON,
+        'fv3_synced'=> file_exists(dirname(VV_FV3_JSON)),
     ];
 }
 
diff --git a/Plugin/unraid/pages/docker.php b/Plugin/unraid/pages/docker.php
index f05d3d3..d2e847c 100644
--- a/Plugin/unraid/pages/docker.php
+++ b/Plugin/unraid/pages/docker.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
   <button class="vv-dk-btn warn" id="vv-dk-sync-c2j" title="Apply conf desired state to folder.view3 JSON">Sync conf → JSON</button>
   <button class="vv-dk-btn prim" id="vv-dk-sync-j2c" title="Capture current JSON state back to conf">Sync JSON → conf</button>
   <button class="vv-dk-btn" id="vv-dk-edit-toggle">Edit folders</button>
+  <span style="font-size:10px;color:#2a4a2a;" id="vv-dk-fv3"></span>
   <span class="vv-dk-ts" id="vv-dk-ts"></span>
 </div>
 
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ function _render(data) {
   const ts = data.ts ? new Date(data.ts * 1000).toLocaleString([], {month:'numeric',day:'numeric',year:'numeric',hour:'2-digit',minute:'2-digit',second:'2-digit'}) : '';
   document.getElementById('vv-dk-ts').textContent = ts ? 'Updated: ' + ts : '';
 
+  const fv3El = document.getElementById('vv-dk-fv3');
+  if (fv3El) fv3El.textContent = data.fv3_synced ? '⇄ folder.view3' : '';
+
   _bindEvents();
 }