MinIO Installation and Configuration Guide

Installation, Configuration and dashboard Access

1. Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation and configuration of MinIO, ensure the following requirements are met:

• Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04

• User Access: A user account with sudo (administrative) privileges

• Open Network Ports:

  • Port 9000 – Required for MinIO API access

  • Port 9001 – Required for MinIO Web Console (Dashboard)

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2. Install MinIO Server

wget https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio
chmod +x minio
sudo mv minio /usr/local/bin/

3. Create Storage Directory

mkdir /home/ubuntu/minio

(Change path if using a different user)

4.Firewall Configuration :

4.1: Check if UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) is active

sudo ufw status

• If you see Status: inactive, skip the next steps.

• If you see Status: active, continue below to allow the required ports.

4.2: Allow MinIO Ports (only if firewall is active)

sudo ufw allow 9000/tcp
sudo ufw allow 9001/tcp
sudo ufw reload

5. Run MinIO (First Time Startup Test)

minio server /home/ubuntu/minio --console-address ":9001"

Access:

• Web Console → http://<VM_IP>:9001

• Default credentials → minioadmin / minioadmin

(Stop with Ctrl + C after testing).

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6. Configure MinIO as Systemd Service

Create service file:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/minio.service

paste below content: Copy the config

[Unit]
Description=MinIO Object Storage Service
Documentation=https://docs.min.io
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=root
Group=root
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/minio server /home/ubuntu/minio --console-address ":9001"
Environment="MINIO_ROOT_USER=myadmin"                    #set username
Environment="MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=MyStrongPassword123"    #set password
Restart=always
LimitNOFILE=65536

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

• After editing your file in nano, press: Ctrl + O → It will show: "File Name to Write: /path/filename"

• Press Enter to confirm and save.

• Press Ctrl + X to exit nano editor.

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7. Enable and Start Service

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start minio
sudo systemctl enable minio
sudo systemctl status minio

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8. Access MinIO Dashboard

• URL: http://<server-ip>:9001

• Username: myadmin

• Password: MyStrongPassword123