How to install MinIO on Debian 12

To install and Configure MinIO on Debian 12

Introduction:

MinIO is an open-source object storage that performs at a higher rate and it is usually written in Go. The primitive purpose of MinIO is to store unstructured data and is designed to be minimal and scalable. It is also compatible with Amazon S3 and best suited for evaluation.

Installation Steps:

Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Release:        12
Codename:       bookworm

Step 2: Install the wget by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install wget
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
wget is already the newest version (1.21.3-1+b2).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Step 3: Download the MinIO by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio
--2023-09-05 13:05:01--  https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio
Resolving dl.min.io (dl.min.io)... 138.68.11.125, 178.128.69.202
Connecting to dl.min.io (dl.min.io)|138.68.11.125|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 99037184 (94M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘minio’

minio                 100%[=======================>]  94.45M  4.59MB/s    in 21s

2023-09-05 13:05:24 (4.49 MB/s) - ‘minio’ saved [99037184/99037184]

Step 4: Long list the files by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# ls -la
total 124324
drwx------ 11 root root     4096 Sep  5 13:05 .
drwxr-xr-x 19 root root     4096 Aug 16 16:01 ..
-rw-------  1 root root     2434 Sep  4 17:27 .bash_history
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      571 Apr 11  2021 .bashrc
drwx------  4 root root     4096 Aug 26 12:10 .cache
drwx------  4 root root     4096 Aug 26 12:10 .config
drwx------  2 root root     4096 Aug 26 12:10 Downloads
-rw-------  1 root root       20 Sep  1 07:57 .lesshst
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 99037184 Sep  5 02:40 minio
drwx------  3 root root     4096 Aug 26 12:11 .pki
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      161 Jul  9  2019 .profile
drwx------  2 root root     4096 Aug 16 15:12 .ssh
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root     4096 Aug 19 16:33 .subversion
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root     4096 Sep  4 16:48 .vim
-rw-------  1 root root    12234 Sep  4 17:27 .viminfo
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      180 Aug 19 16:46 .wget-hsts

Step 5: Give the execution permission for MinIO file by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# chmod +x minio

Step 6: Again long list using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# ls -la
total 124324
drwx------ 11 root root     4096 Sep  5 13:05 .
drwxr-xr-x 19 root root     4096 Aug 16 16:01 ..
-rw-------  1 root root     2434 Sep  4 17:27 .bash_history
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      571 Apr 11  2021 .bashrc
drwx------  4 root root     4096 Aug 26 12:10 .cache
drwx------  4 root root     4096 Aug 26 12:10 .config
drwx------  2 root root     4096 Aug 26 12:10 Downloads
-rw-------  1 root root       20 Sep  1 07:57 .lesshst
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 99037184 Sep  5 02:40 minio
drwx------  3 root root     4096 Aug 26 12:11 .pki
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      161 Jul  9  2019 .profile
drwx------  2 root root     4096 Aug 16 15:12 .ssh
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root     4096 Aug 19 16:33 .subversion
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root     4096 Sep  4 16:48 .vim
-rw-------  1 root root    12234 Sep  4 17:27 .viminfo
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      180 Aug 19 16:46 .wget-hsts

Step 7: Install the MinIO by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# ./minio server /minio
Formatting 1st pool, 1 set(s), 1 drives per set.
WARNING: Host local has more than 0 drives of set. A host failure will result in data becoming unavailable.
WARNING: Detected default credentials 'minioadmin:minioadmin', we recommend that you change these values with 'MINIO_ROOT_USER' and 'MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD' environment variables
MinIO Object Storage Server
Copyright: 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
License: GNU AGPLv3 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html>
Version: RELEASE.2023-09-04T19-57-37Z (go1.19.12 linux/amd64)

Status:         1 Online, 0 Offline.
S3-API: http://192.168.6.131:9000  http://127.0.0.1:9000
RootUser: minioadmin
RootPass: minioadmin

Console: http://192.168.6.131:40645 http://127.0.0.1:40645
RootUser: minioadmin
RootPass: minioadmin

Command-line: https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-mc.html#quickstart
   $ mc alias set myminio http://192.168.6.131:9000 minioadmin minioadmin

Documentation: https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/index.html
Warning: The standard parity is set to 0. This can lead to data loss.

Step 8: Open the browser and ping the domain name or IP address as shown in the below image

Step 9: This is the dashboard page of MinIO

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install MinIO and Configure on Debian 12. Your feedback is much welcome.