Minio is an object storage server released under Apache License v2.0. It is compatible with Amazon S3 cloud storage service. It is best suited for storing unstructured data such as photos, videos, log files, backups and container / VM images. Size of an object can range from a few KBs to a maximum of 5TB.
## 1. Download
Minio server is light enough to be bundled with the application stack, similar to NodeJS, Redis and MySQL.
Install minio packages using [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/)
```sh
$ brew install minio
$ minio --help
```
### Install from Source
Source installation is only intended for developers and advanced users. If you do not have a working Golang environment, please follow [How to install Golang](https://docs.minio.io/docs/how-to-install-golang).
```sh
$ go get -u github.com/minio/minio
```
## 2. Run Minio Server
In the examples below, Minio serves the contents of the ``Photos`` directory as an object store.
### Docker Container
#### Stable
## Docker Container
### Stable
```sh
$ docker pull minio/minio
$ docker run -p 9000:9000 minio/minio server /export
```
#### Edge
### Edge
```sh
$ docker pull minio/minio:edge
$ docker run -p 9000:9000 minio/minio:edge server /export
```
Please visit Minio Docker quickstart guide for more [here](https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-docker-quickstart-guide)
### GNU/Linux
## OS X
### Homebrew
Install minio packages using [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/)
```sh
$ chmod +x minio
$ ./minio --help
$ ./minio server ~/Photos
...
$ brew install minio
$ minio server ~/Photos
```
### OS X
### Binary Download
| Platform| Architecture | URL|
| ----------| -------- | ------|
|Apple OS X|64-bit Intel|https://dl.minio.io/server/minio/release/darwin-amd64/minio|
Install mc from [here](https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-client-quickstart-guide). Use `mc ls` command to list all the buckets on your minio server.
## Install from Source
Source installation is only intended for developers and advanced users. If you do not have a working Golang environment, please follow [How to install Golang](https://docs.minio.io/docs/how-to-install-golang).
```sh
$ mc config host add myminio http://10.0.0.10:9000 USWUXHGYZQYFYFFIT3RE MOJRH0mkL1IPauahWITSVvyDrQbEEIwljvmxdq03
$ mc mb myminio/mybucket
$ mc ls myminio/
[2015-08-05 08:13:11 IST] 0B mybucket/
$ go get -u github.com/minio/minio
```
For more examples please navigate to [Minio Client Complete Guide](https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-client-complete-guide).
## Test using Minio Browser
Minio Server comes with an embedded web based object browser. Point your web browser to http://127.0.0.1:9000 ensure your server has started successfully.
`mc` provides a modern alternative to UNIX commands like ls, cat, cp, mirror, diff etc. It supports filesystems and Amazon S3 compatible cloud storage services. Follow the Minio Client [Quickstart Guide](https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-client-quickstart-guide) for further instructions.
Harshavardhana
8 years ago