MinIO
S3-compatible object storage server written in Go.
MinIO is an object storage server with an S3-compatible API, written in Go. The community source builds with the Go toolchain or from the Dockerfile in its repository, and the README starts the server with a command that takes an empty folder as its path. The server includes an embedded web browser for buckets and objects. The README also covers installing it on bare-metal hardware, and it names the community Helm chart and the MinIO Operator for Kubernetes.
Worth knowing
The repository is archived, and its README says it is no longer maintained. The README names two editions of the company’s AIStor product as alternatives. The community source is distributed without pre-compiled binaries, and the README says earlier binaries will not receive updates. The README says usage in an application stack requires validation against AGPLv3 obligations.
Sources
- 2026-10-30: Status, Categories, Runtime, Runs as, Install with, Admin interface, License, License model
github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/README.md - 2026-10-30: links, Headquarters
www.min.io/ - 2026-10-30: links, Written in, GitHub stars
github.com/minio/minio - 2026-10-30: links
docs.min.io/community/minio-object-store/index.html - 2026-10-30: Maintainer
github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/NOTICE - 2026-10-30: Last release
github.com/minio/minio/releases/tag/RELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z - 2026-10-30: First release
github.com/minio/minio/releases/tag/OFFICIAL.2016-02-08T00-12-28Z - 2026-10-30: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/minio/minio/contributors?per_page=1