MinIO

Workshop - MinIO

MinIO is a high-performance, Kubernetes-native object storage system designed for cloud-native applications. Built from the ground up to be compatible with Amazon S3, MinIO offers a lightweight yet powerful alternative for organizations looking to deploy object storage in their own infrastructure.

At its core, MinIO provides distributed object storage with remarkable performance characteristics. It's capable of handling millions of operations per second and can store petabytes of data while maintaining sub-millisecond latency. This performance is achieved through a simplified architecture that eliminates complex dependencies and optimizes for modern hardware capabilities.

One of MinIO's key strengths lies in its versatility. It can be deployed virtually anywhere - from bare metal servers to public, private, and edge cloud environments. Organizations particularly value its seamless integration with Kubernetes, making it an ideal choice for containerized environments. MinIO's open-source nature also provides transparency and flexibility that many enterprises require for their data infrastructure needs.

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Link to MinIO

The following section is for Reference only.

Samba has been installed and configured on both Windows & Linux servers.

Setup

Setup

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Linux

1. Update system pacakages.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

1. Create a MinIO directory.

cd
mkdir -p ~/MinIO/data
ls -al

1. Create a docker-compose.yml file.

cd
cd ~/MinIO
nano docker-compose.yml

1. Add the following:

services:
  minio:
    image: minio/minio:latest
    container_name: minio
    restart: always
    ports:
      - "9000:9000"
      - "9002:9001"
    environment:
      MINIO_ROOT_USER: minioadmin
      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: minioadmin
    volumes:
      - minio_data:/data
    command: server /data --console-address ":9001"
volumes:
  minio_data:

1. Run MInIO.

cd
cd ~/MinIO
docker-compose up -d

1. Access MinIO UI:

Username: minioadmin

Password: minioadmin

http://localhost:9002localhost

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The MinIO port has been changed to prevent conflicts.

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MinIO CLI

The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) seamlessly integrates with MinIO, providing a consistent experience for managing S3-compatible object storage. By specifying MinIO's endpoint URL with the --endpoint-url parameter, users can leverage familiar AWS S3 commands for operations like creating buckets, uploading files, and managing permissions.

1. Install AWS CLI

sudo apt install awscli -y

1. Configure AWS CLI for MinIO.

aws configure --profile minio

Setting	Value
Access Key ID	minioadmin
Secret Access Key	minioadmin
Region	us-east-1
Output format	json

1. Create a MinIO Bucket.

aws --endpoint-url http://localhost:9000 --profile minio s3 mb s3://my-bucket

1. Upload a file.

echo "Hello Minio" > test.txt
aws --endpoint-url http://localhost:9000 --profile minio s3 cp test.txt s3://my-bucket/

1. List files.

aws --endpoint-url http://localhost:9000 --profile minio s3 ls s3://my-bucket/

Bucket

Pentaho Data Integration

Virtual File Systems

PDI allows you to establish connections to most Virtual File Systems (VFS) through VFS connections. These connections store the necessary properties to access specific file systems, eliminating the need to repeatedly enter configuration details.

Once you've added a VFS connection in PDI, you can reference it whenever you need to work with files or folders on that Virtual File System. This streamlines your workflow by allowing you to reuse connection information across multiple steps.

For instance, if you're working with Hitachi Content Platform (HCP), you can create a single VFS connection and then use it throughout all HCP transformation steps. This approach saves time and ensures consistency by removing the need to re-enter credentials or access information for each data operation.

1. Create a New Transformation.

2. Click: 'View' Tab.

3. Right mouse click on VFS Connections > New.

4. Enter the following details:

VFS MinIO Connection

Setting	Value
Connection Name	MinIO:my-bucket
Connection Type	Amazon S3/Minio/HCP
Description	Connectio to my-bucket
S3 Connectio Type	Minio/HCP
Access Key	minioadmin
Secret Key	minioadmin
Endpoint	http://localhost:9000
Signature Version	AWSS3V4SignerType
Root Folder Path	/

1. Test the connection.

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