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MinIO Installation Guide

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MinIO is a high-performance object storage system designed as an alternative to cloud-native storage solutions. In fact, its API is fully compatible with Amazon S3.
This document provides a quick installation guide for MinIO. For advanced configurations (such as security settings), please configure according to your company’s specific requirements. Such configurations are beyond the scope of this document, and it is recommended to consult the official MinIO website for detailed information.

1. Install MinIO

Prepare an Ubuntu Machine

Download the latest version of MinIO:

wget https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/archive/minio.RELEASE.2023-04-13T03-08-07Z -O minio
chmod +x minio
mv minio /usr/local/bin/

After installation, verify it using the following command:

/usr/local/bin/minio --version
  • Set MinIO Login Credentials
export MINIO_ROOT_USER=${USER}
export MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=${PASSWORD}

  • Password must be at least 8 characters.

  • If credentials are not specified, the default username/password is minioadmin.

Start MinIO Server

The server stores data in the /data directory and listens on the specified ports. In the example below:

  • Port 9001: Web Console

  • Port 9000: API Access

You can change the storage directory (e.g., store data on NAS) and listening addresses as needed.

Start MinIO server in the background (default uses HTTP; for HTTPS, see the HTTPS section below):

nohup /usr/local/bin/minio server /data --address :9000 --console-address :9001 &
  • Check if the Service is Running (Port Listening Indicates Active)
ss -tulnp |grep minio

If the service does not start, check the logs for errors:

tail -f nohup.out

  • Using HTTPS Connection

  • Place your certificates in /opt/minio/certs.

  • Name the private key private.key and the public certificate public.crt.

The server will store data in /data and listen on the specified ports. In this example:

  • Port 9000: Web Console

  • Port 9001: API Access

Start MinIO server with HTTPS in the background:

nohup /usr/local/bin/minio server /data --address :9000 --console-address :9001 --certs-dir /opt/minio/certs &

2. Create a MinIO Bucket

Open a browser and go to http://<minio-server-ip>:9001

Enter your username

Enter your password

Click Login

 

1. 打開瀏覽器，輸入 minio server IP:9001
2. 輸入帳號
3. 輸入密碼
4. login
 

Navigate to Buckets

Click Create Bucket

5. 進入 Buckets
6. 點選 「Create Bucket」
 

Enter a Bucket Name (custom name)

Click Create Bucket

Note: Other settings can be configured as needed. In this example, defaults are used.

7. Bucket Name：輸入自定義名稱
8. 點擊 Create Bucket
PS:其他設定可以自己需求來設定，此範例為 off
 

Bucket creation is now complete.

成功建立完成
 

 

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