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Erasure Coding 101
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Reed-Solomon erasure coding fundamentals for distributed data protection without RAID
Performance
Architecture & Design Patterns
Storage & Infrastructure
Security
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Deprecation of the MinIO gateway
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MinIO Gateway deprecated—S3 API ubiquity achieved, modern features require native server, gateway removed after 6 months
Architecture & Design Patterns
Storage & Infrastructure
Apache Ecosystem
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Best Practices for Deploying MinIO in Virtualized Environments
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Deployment guidelines for MinIO in VMware and virtualized environments
Cloud Infrastructure
Kubernetes & Containers
Architecture & Design Patterns
Storage & Infrastructure
Operations
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How to Secure MinIO - Part 1
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Secure MinIO guide—TLS configuration, encryption, IAM policies & access control best practices for production deployments
Operations
Security
Integrations & Partners
Architecture & Design Patterns
Storage & Infrastructure
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Object Storage Erasure Coding vs. Block Storage RAID
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Technical comparison of erasure coding efficiency versus traditional RAID configurations
Security
Performance
Architecture & Design Patterns
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From Open Source to Free and Open Source, MinIO is now fully licensed under GNU AGPLv3
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MinIO relicensed to GNU AGPLv3—fully free & open source with strong copyleft protections for the community
Apache Ecosystem
Architecture & Design Patterns
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Object Locking, Versioning, Holds and Modes in MinIO
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WORM compliance features including object locking, versioning, and legal hold modes
Security
Architecture & Design Patterns
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Introducing Webhooks for MinIO
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Webhooks enable real-time HTTP event notifications from MinIO—tutorial includes thumbnail generator example
Cloud Infrastructure
Kubernetes & Containers
Operations
Apache Ecosystem
Architecture & Design Patterns
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Build AWS S3 compatible cloud storage on GCP with Minio and Kubernetes
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Build AWS S3-compatible cloud storage on GCP using MinIO & Kubernetes—multi-cloud object storage flexibility
Kubernetes & Containers
Architecture & Design Patterns
Storage & Infrastructure
Operations
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s3verify — A simple tool to verify AWS S3 API compatibility
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S3Verify tool validates AWS S3 API compatibility across object storage implementations
Architecture & Design Patterns
Storage & Infrastructure