Trying MinIO, an Amazon S3 Compatible Object Storage, on Docker

minio is an Amazon S3 compatible object storage

It is provided for platforms such as Mac/Windows/Linux as well, but Docker is handy when you just want to try it out a little, so I will build it with docker-compose

Once you have started it with docker-compose up -d,

1. Connect to http://localhost:9000 in a browser
2. Log in with admin/password
3. Create a bucket with Create Bucket
4. Upload files and folders

The interface is exactly the same as Amazon S3, so AWS-CLI can be used too, but in order to connect to minio you need to specify --endpoint-url .
Amazon S3 is charged by usage, so if you self-host minio you can use it for free.