Here are the steps I took:

cd ./transfer.sh/
docker build -t transfersh .
docker run --publish 8080:8080 --rm transfersh --provider local --basedir /tmp/

And the error:

2014/12/08 01:34:19 Error while creating storage.
panic: Error while creating storage.

goroutine 16 [running]:
runtime.panic(0x739160, 0xc2080354e0)
        /usr/src/go/src/pkg/runtime/panic.c:279 +0xf5
log.Panic(0xc2080fde80, 0x1, 0x1)
        /usr/src/go/src/pkg/log/log.go:307 +0xb6
main.main()
        /go/src/app/main.go:162 +0x1c72

goroutine 19 [finalizer wait]:
runtime.park(0x423130, 0xacad10, 0xac8709)
        /usr/src/go/src/pkg/runtime/proc.c:1369 +0x89
runtime.parkunlock(0xacad10, 0xac8709)
        /usr/src/go/src/pkg/runtime/proc.c:1385 +0x3b
runfinq()
        /usr/src/go/src/pkg/runtime/mgc0.c:2644 +0xcf
runtime.goexit()
        /usr/src/go/src/pkg/runtime/proc.c:1445

Ubuntu 14.10, Docker version 1.3.2, build 39fa2fa