minio/docs/multi-tenancy/README.md

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This topic provides commands to set up different configurations of hosts, nodes, and drives. The examples provided here can be used as a starting point for other configurations.

1. [Standalone Deployment](#standalone-deployment) 
2. [Distributed Deployment](#distributed-deployment) 
3. [Cloud Scale Deployment](#cloud-scale-deployment)

## <a name="standalone-deployment"></a>1. Standalone Deployment

To host multiple tenants on a single machine, run one MinIO Server per tenant with a dedicated HTTPS port, configuration, and data directory.  

### 1.1 Host Multiple Tenants on a Single Drive

Use the following commands to host 3 tenants on a single drive:

```sh
minio server --address :9001 /data/tenant1
minio server --address :9002 /data/tenant2
minio server --address :9003 /data/tenant3
```

![Example-1](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/screenshots/Example-1.jpg?raw=true)

### 1.2 Host Multiple Tenants on Multiple Drives (Erasure Code)

Use the following commands to host 3 tenants on multiple drives:

```sh
minio server --address :9001 /disk1/data/tenant1 /disk2/data/tenant1 /disk3/data/tenant1 /disk4/data/tenant1
minio server --address :9002 /disk1/data/tenant2 /disk2/data/tenant2 /disk3/data/tenant2 /disk4/data/tenant2
minio server --address :9003 /disk1/data/tenant3 /disk2/data/tenant3 /disk3/data/tenant3 /disk4/data/tenant3
```

![Example-2](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/screenshots/Example-2.jpg?raw=true)

## <a name="distributed-deployment"></a>2. Distributed Deployment

To host multiple tenants in a distributed environment, run several distributed MinIO Server instances concurrently.  

### 2.1 Host Multiple Tenants on Multiple Drives (Erasure Code)

Use the following commands to host 3 tenants on a 4-node distributed configuration:

```sh
export MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=<TENANT1_ACCESS_KEY>
export MINIO_SECRET_KEY=<TENANT1_SECRET_KEY>
minio server --address :9001 http://192.168.10.11/data/tenant1 http://192.168.10.12/data/tenant1 http://192.168.10.13/data/tenant1 http://192.168.10.14/data/tenant1

export MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=<TENANT2_ACCESS_KEY>
export MINIO_SECRET_KEY=<TENANT2_SECRET_KEY>
minio server --address :9002 http://192.168.10.11/data/tenant2 http://192.168.10.12/data/tenant2 http://192.168.10.13/data/tenant2 http://192.168.10.14/data/tenant2

export MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=<TENANT3_ACCESS_KEY>
export MINIO_SECRET_KEY=<TENANT3_SECRET_KEY>
minio server --address :9003 http://192.168.10.11/data/tenant3 http://192.168.10.12/data/tenant3 http://192.168.10.13/data/tenant3 http://192.168.10.14/data/tenant3
```

**Note:** Execute the commands on all 4 nodes. 

![Example-3](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/screenshots/Example-3.jpg?raw=true)

**Note**: On distributed systems, credentials must be defined and exported using the `MINIO_ACCESS_KEY` and  `MINIO_SECRET_KEY` environment variables. If a domain is required, it must be specified by defining and exporting the `MINIO_DOMAIN` environment variable.

## <a name="cloud-scale-deployment"></a>Cloud Scale Deployment

A container orchestration platform (e.g. Kubernetes, DC/OS, or Docker Swarm) is recommended for large-scale, multi-tenant MinIO deployments. See the [MinIO Deployment Quickstart Guide](https://docs.min.io/docs/minio-deployment-quickstart-guide) to get started with MinIO on orchestration platforms.