Building a Personal Private Cloud with Minio

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Sometimes we need to transfer important files between devices, and using WeChat for file transfers is inconvenient. Instead, you can use Minio to build a private cloud, ensuring privacy and security.

First, you need a cloud server. (You see, some people claim cloud servers are useless, but this is another practical use case I’ve discovered after setting up a RustDesk remote server.)

Let’s walk through the steps.

Quick Deployment with Docker

The fastest method is to deploy via Docker, avoiding various potential bugs.

Pull the Minio Image:

docker pull minio/minio

Run Minio in the Background

Configure it to auto-start on reboot. Set the access port to 9021, data storage directory to /root/Download/minio/data, and configuration directory to /root/Download/minio/config (all customizable). Replace <your-name> and <your-password> with your credentials.

docker run -p 9029:9029 -p 9021:9021 \
  -v /root/Download/minio/data:/data \
  -v /root/Download/minio/config:/root/.minio \
  -e "MINIO_ROOT_USER=<your-name>" \
  -e "MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=<your-password>" \
  --restart=always --name minio \
  minio/minio server /data --console-address ":9021" &

Note: Ensure your ports are open. If not, configure the firewall:

sudo firewall-cmd --list-ports
sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=9021/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Disable Auto-Restart

To stop Minio from auto-restarting, reconfigure Docker:

docker update --restart=no minio
docker inspect minio | grep RestartPolicy -A 3  # Check status
docker stop minio

Check Minio Processes

ps -aux | grep "minio"

Transfer file to the server by iphone.

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