How to run Minio on Platform.sh

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Goal

Minio offers cloud file storage with an S3 compatible API. This guide shows how to deploy it on Platform.sh.

Assumptions

To complete this, you will need:

Steps

1. Create the application directory

Create an empty directory and cd into it.

mkdir minio
cd minio

Initialize git and set the platform Git remote:

git init
platform project:set-remote <project id>

2. Configure the application

Minio will be configured to store its configuration and files in mounts. Edit .platform/app.yaml to have the following contents:

name: app

# Any type will work here
type: "nodejs:10"

hooks:
    build: |
      set -e      
      wget https://dl.minio.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio
      chmod +x minio

mounts:
    'minio_data':
        source: local
        source_path: minio_data_dir
    'minio_config':
        source: local
        source_path: minio_config_dir

web:
    upstream:
        socket_family: tcp
        protocol: http

    commands:
        start: |
          ./minio server /app/minio_data --address localhost:$PORT --config-dir /app/minio_config --certs-dir /app/minio_config/certs

variables:
    env:
        MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: access
        MINIO_SECRET_KEY: changeme

disk: 2048

Change the MINIO_ACCESS_KEY and MINIO_SECRET_KEY values as required. Modify the disk value based on storage requirements, it should be at least 2048.

Define a route in .platform/routes.yaml :

"https://{default}/":
    type: upstream
    upstream: "app:http"

Add an empty .platform/services.yaml file:

touch .platform/services.yaml

3. Add, commit and push:

git add .
git commit -m "Minio configured"
git push platform master

4. Test by visiting the URL of your project:

platform url

The Minio web UI page will be displayed and can be logged in with the MINIO_ACCESS_KEY and MINIO_SECRET_KEY values specified in .platform.app.yaml previously.

minio_login

Conclusion

The Minio server and web UI are running and ready to handle file requests.

#2

Another approach would be to compile minio from source… an even shorter :

name: minio
type: golang:1.11
hooks:
    build:  go get -u github.com/minio/minio
commands:
    start: ~/go/bin/minio server /app/minio_data --address localhost:$PORT --config-dir /app/minio_config --certs-dir /app/minio_config/certs