install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install minio

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install minio

MacPorts ports tree · www/minio/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add minio

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · minio · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#minio

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/minio/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/minio

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/minio.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id MinIO.Server -e

Windows Package Manager source index · MinIO.Server · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

High Performance, Kubernetes Native Object Storage

Project links

Commands and aliases

minio

history

Project history and usage

MinIO was founded in 2014 by Garima Kapoor, Anand Babu "AB" Periasamy, and Harshavardhana as a cloud-native object-storage company. The open-source server became known for a deliberately small, S3-compatible object store written in Go, aimed at unstructured-data workloads such as analytics, AI/ML pipelines, backups, logs, container images, and private-cloud storage.

Project history

The project positioned itself against heavier storage stacks by making the S3 API the common interface for data outside AWS. MinIO's server, client tooling, and SDK ecosystem let operators run object storage on bare metal, virtual machines, containers, and Kubernetes, while applications keep using familiar S3 semantics. Dell Technologies Capital described the company's early appeal as recognizing the move from Hadoop-style storage toward disaggregated S3-style storage across multi-cloud environments.

Adoption history

A major governance milestone came in 2021, when MinIO announced that the project had moved fully to the GNU AGPLv3 license. That change affected how downstream users and vendors evaluated embedding and redistribution, and it explains why package records for the server tend to track licensing carefully. Homebrew packaged the server as `minio`, including a service definition that runs `minio server` on port 9000 with data under the Homebrew prefix; its formula later marked the package deprecated on 2026-02-17 because the upstream repository was archived.

How it is used

In package-manager terms, `minio` is the local-server side of the S3-compatible storage niche: useful for developers who need a real object store on a laptop, CI host, or lab machine, and for operators testing workflows before moving to larger MinIO deployments or another S3-compatible backend.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

metadata:service
text:kubernetes

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: /etc/default/minio

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`minio`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2025-10-15T17-29-55Z

manager updated2026-06-01

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/minio/minio

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/minio/minionone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:minio
Version	2025-10-15T17-29-55Z
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/minio
Homepage	https://min.io
Repository	https://github.com/minio/minio
Upstream docs	https://docs.min.io/community/minio-object-store
License	AGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/minio/minio.git
Last updated	2026-06-01T16:11:56Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	minio
Version Scheme	1
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	yes
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

minio

nix profile install nixpkgs#minio

normalized package name match
Matched by: Minio

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minio/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

minio 0.20251015.172955-r6

Open source object storage server compatible with Amazon S3

https://min.io/

sudo apk add minio

License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: minio
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minio

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minio from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

minio-openrc 0.20251015.172955-r6

Open source object storage server compatible with Amazon S3 (OpenRC init scripts)

https://min.io/

sudo apk add minio-openrc

License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: minio
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minio

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minio-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

minio

sudo port install minio

normalized package name match
Matched by: Minio

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: www/minio/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/minio

scoop install main/minio

normalized package name match
Matched by: Minio

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/minio.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

MinIO.Server

winget install --id MinIO.Server -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Minio

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: MinIO.Server from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/minio.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install minio with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget