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.
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Install minio packages using [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/)
```sh
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```
### 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.
### GNU/Linux
### Docker Container
```sh
$ docker pull minio/minio
$ docker run -p 9000:9000 minio/minio ~/Photos
```sh
```
Please visit Minio Docker quickstart guide for more [here](https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-docker-quickstart-guide)
### GNU/Linux
```sh
$ chmod +x minio
$ ./minio --help
$ ./minio server ~/Photos
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```
### OS X
```sh
$ chmod 755 minio
$ ./minio --help
$ ./minio server ~/Photos
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