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Minio Server config.json (v18) Guide 
Minio server stores all its configuration data in ${HOME}/.minio/config.json file by default. Following sections provide detailed explanation of each fields and how to customize them. A complete example of config.json is available here
Configuration Directory
The default configuration directory is ${HOME}/.minio. You can override the default configuration directory using --config-dir command-line option. Minio server generates a new config.json with auto-generated access credentials when its started for the first time.
minio server --config-dir /etc/minio
Certificate Directory
TLS certificates are stored under ${HOME}/.minio/certs directory. You need to place certificates here to enable HTTPS based access. Read more about How to secure access to Minio server with TLS.
Following is the directory structure for Minio server with TLS certificates.
$ tree ~/.minio
/home/user1/.minio
├── certs
│ ├── CAs
│ ├── private.key
│ └── public.crt
└── config.json
Configuration Fields
Version
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
version |
string | version determines the configuration file format. Any older version will be automatically be migrated to the latest version upon startup. [DO NOT EDIT THIS FIELD MANUALLY] |
Credential
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
credential |
Auth credential for object storage and web access. | |
credential.accessKey |
string | Access key of minimum 5 characters in length. You may override this field with MINIO_ACCESS_KEY environment variable. |
credential.secretKey |
string | Secret key of minimum 8 characters in length. You may override this field with MINIO_SECRET_KEY environment variable. |
Example:
export MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=admin
export MINIO_SECRET_KEY=password
minio server ~/Photos
Region
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
region |
string | region describes the physical location of the server. By default it is set to us-east-1, which is same as AWS S3's default region. You may override this field with MINIO_REGION environment variable. If you are unsure leave it unset. |
Example:
export MINIO_REGION="my_region"
minio server ~/Photos
Browser
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
browser |
string | Enable or disable access to web UI. By default it is set to on. You may override this field with MINIO_BROWSER environment variable. |
Example:
export MINIO_BROWSER=off
minio server ~/Photos
Logger
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
logger |
Server logs errors and fatal messages via logger. You may enable one or more loggers at the same time. | |
logger.console |
Send log messages to console. | |
logger.console.enable |
bool | Enable or disable console logger. Default is set to true. |
logger.file |
Send log message to a file. | |
logger.file.enable |
bool | Enable or disable file logger. Default is set to false. |
logger.file.filename |
string | Path and name of the log file. Example: /var/log/minio.log |
Notify
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
notify |
Notify enables bucket notification events for lambda computing via the following targets. | |
notify.amqp |
Configure to publish Minio events via AMQP target. | |
notify.mqtt |
Configure to publish Minio events via MQTT target. | |
notify.elasticsearch |
Configure to publish Minio events via Elasticsearch target. | |
notify.redis |
Configure to publish Minio events via Redis target. | |
notify.nats |
Configure to publish Minio events via NATS target. | |
notify.postgresql |
Configure to publish Minio events via PostgreSQL target. | |
notify.kafka |
Configure to publish Minio events via Apache Kafka target. | |
notify.webhook |
Configure to publish Minio events via Webhooks target. |