MinIO

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High-performance, S3-compatible object storage for AI/ML and cloud-...

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About MinIO

High-performance, S3-compatible object storage for AI/ML and cloud-native workloads. Deploy MinIO on your own server with GoPanel.

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AWS

DigitalOcean

Frequently asked questions

How does MinIO compare to Amazon S3?: MinIO is an S3-compatible object storage server you can self-host. It implements the S3 API, so any application that works with AWS S3 works with MinIO. Key advantages: no egress fees, no storage tiers, no vendor lock-in, and full data sovereignty.
Is MinIO suitable for production use?: Yes, MinIO is used in production by major companies. It supports erasure coding for data durability, distributed mode for high availability, encryption at rest and in transit, versioning, and lifecycle management. For production, use multiple drives and distributed mode.
Can I use MinIO as a backup target?: Yes, MinIO is commonly used as a backup destination for databases, VMs, and file backups. Tools like Restic, Duplicati, pgBackRest, and many others support S3-compatible storage. MinIO's lifecycle policies can automatically expire old backups.
Does MinIO support multi-tenancy?: Yes, MinIO supports multi-tenancy through bucket policies, IAM users/groups, and STS (Security Token Service). You can create separate access credentials per application or team, with fine-grained bucket and object-level permissions.

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