MinIO Client Quickstart Guide by minio
Unix like utilities for object store
About MinIO Client Quickstart Guide
From the project's README at github.com/minio/mc. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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MinIO Client (mc) provides a modern alternative to UNIX commands like ls, cat, cp, mirror, diff, find etc. It supports filesystems and Amazon S3 compatible cloud storage service (AWS Signature v2 and v4).
``` alias manage server credentials in configuration file admin manage MinIO servers anonymous manage anonymous access to buckets and objects batch manage batch jobs cp copy objects cat display object contents diff list differences in object name, size, and date between two buckets du summarize disk usage recursively encrypt manage bucket encryption config event manage object notifications find search for objects get get s3 object to local head display first 'n' lines of an object ilm manage bucket lifecycle idp manage MinIO IDentity Provider server configuration license license related commands legalhold manage
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 3.5k | github.com/minio/mc |
| GitHub forks | 674 | github.com/minio/mc |
| Docker Hub pulls | 138627k | hub.docker.com / minio |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 11.3 years | since Jan 2015 |
| Last commit | 6 months ago | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Releases shipped | 314 | last: 8 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
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- Show HN: "Vote-MCP" -- a bit like Google Forms, but for AIs
Ready to self-host MinIO Client Quickstart Guide?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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