Deploy MinIO Ubuntu Server: Single-Node Single-Drive

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Download the MinIO Server

The following tabs provide examples of installing MinIO onto 64-bit Linux operating systems using RPM, DEB, or binary. The RPM and DEB packages automatically install MinIO to the necessary system paths and create a minio service for systemctl. MinIO strongly recommends using the RPM or DEB installation routes. To update deployments managed using systemctl, see Update systemctl-Managed MinIO Deployments.

AMD64

Use the following commands to download the latest stable MinIO binary and install it to the system $PATH:

wget https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio
chmod +x minio
sudo mv minio /usr/local/bin/

Create the systemd Service File

The .deb or .rpm packages install the following systemd service file to /etc/systemd/system/minio.service. For binary installations, create this file manually on all MinIO hosts:

[Unit]
Description=MinIO
Documentation=https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/index.html
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
AssertFileIsExecutable=/usr/local/bin/minio

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/usr/local

User=minio-user
Group=minio-user
ProtectProc=invisible

EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/minio
ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c "if [ -z \"${MINIO_VOLUMES}\" ]; then echo \"Variable MINIO_VOLUMES not set in /etc/default/minio\"; exit 1; fi"
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/minio server $MINIO_OPTS $MINIO_VOLUMES

# MinIO RELEASE.2023-05-04T21-44-30Z adds support for Type=notify (https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.service.html#Type=)
# This may improve systemctl setups where other services use `After=minio.server`
# Uncomment the line to enable the functionality
# Type=notify

# Let systemd restart this service always
Restart=always

# Specifies the maximum file descriptor number that can be opened by this process
LimitNOFILE=65536

# Specifies the maximum number of threads this process can create
TasksMax=infinity

# Disable timeout logic and wait until process is stopped
TimeoutStopSec=infinity
SendSIGKILL=no

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

# Built for ${project.name}-${project.version} (${project.name})

The minio.service file runs as the minio-user User and Group by default. You can create the user and group using the groupadd and useradd commands. The following example creates the user, group, and sets permissions to access the folder paths intended for use by MinIO. These commands typically require root (sudo) permissions.

groupadd -r minio-user
useradd -M -r -g minio-user minio-user
chown minio-user:minio-user /mnt/disk1 /mnt/disk2 /mnt/disk3 /mnt/disk4

The specified drive paths are provided as an example. Change them to match the path to those drives intended for use by MinIO.

Alternatively, change the User and Group values to another user and group on the system host with the necessary access and permissions.

MinIO publishes additional startup script examples on github.com/minio/minio-service.

To update deployments managed using systemctl, see Update systemctl-Managed MinIO Deployments.

Create the Environment Variable File

Create an environment variable file at /etc/default/minio. For Windows hosts, specify a Windows-style path similar to C:\minio\config. The MinIO Server container can use this file as the source of all environment variables.

The following example provides a starting environment file:

# MINIO_ROOT_USER and MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD sets the root account for the MinIO server.
# This user has unrestricted permissions to perform S3 and administrative API operations on any resource in the deployment.
# Omit to use the default values 'minioadmin:minioadmin'.
# MinIO recommends setting non-default values as a best practice, regardless of environment

MINIO_ROOT_USER=myminioadmin
MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minio-secret-key-change-me

# MINIO_VOLUMES sets the storage volume or path to use for the MinIO server.

MINIO_VOLUMES="/mnt/data"

# MINIO_SERVER_URL sets the hostname of the local machine for use with the MinIO Server
# MinIO assumes your network control plane can correctly resolve this hostname to the local machine

# Uncomment the following line and replace the value with the correct hostname for the local machine and port for the MinIO server (9000 by default).

#MINIO_SERVER_URL="http://ip:9060"
#MINIO_CONSOLE_ADDRESS=":9000"
#MINIO_BROWSER_REDIRECT_URL="http://s3.domain.com/minio/ui"

#MINIO_PROMETHEUS_URL=http://192.168.100.16:9090
#MINIO_PROMETHEUS_JOB_ID="minio-job"

Include any other environment variables as required for your local deployment.

Nginx (reverse proxy)

install nginx

server {
   server_name s3.domain.com;
   listen 80;

   # Allow special characters in headers
   ignore_invalid_headers off;
   # Allow any size file to be uploaded.
   # Set to a value such as 1000m; to restrict file size to a specific value
   client_max_body_size 0;
   # Disable buffering
   proxy_buffering off;
   proxy_request_buffering off;

   location / {
      proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
      proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;

      proxy_connect_timeout 300;
      # Default is HTTP/1, keepalive is only enabled in HTTP/1.1
      proxy_http_version 1.1;
      proxy_set_header Connection "";
      chunked_transfer_encoding off;

      proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:9000; # This uses the upstream directive definition to load balance
   }

   location /minio/ui/ {
      rewrite ^/minio/ui/(.*) /$1 break;
      proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
      proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
      proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;

      # This is necessary to pass the correct IP to be hashed
      real_ip_header X-Real-IP;

      proxy_connect_timeout 300;

      # To support websockets in MinIO versions released after January 2023
      proxy_http_version 1.1;
      proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
      proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
      # Some environments may encounter CORS errors (Kubernetes + Nginx Ingress)
      # Uncomment the following line to set the Origin request to an empty string
      # proxy_set_header Origin '';

      chunked_transfer_encoding off;

      proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:9001/;
   }

}

Start the MinIO Service

Issue the following command on the local host to start the MinIO SNSD deployment as a service:

sudo systemctl start minio.service

Use the following commands to confirm the service is online and functional:

sudo systemctl status minio.service
journalctl -f -u minio.service

MinIO may log an increased number of non-critical warnings while the server processes connect and synchronize. These warnings are typically transient and should resolve as the deployment comes online.

Changed in version RELEASE.2023-02-09T05-16-53Z: MinIO starts if it detects enough drives to meet the write quorum for the deployment.

If any drives remain offline after starting MinIO, check and cure any issues blocking their functionality before starting production workloads.

The journalctl output should resemble the following:

Status:         1 Online, 0 Offline.
API: http://192.168.2.100:9000  http://127.0.0.1:9000
RootUser: myminioadmin
RootPass: minio-secret-key-change-me
Console: http://192.168.2.100:9090 http://127.0.0.1:9090
RootUser: myminioadmin
RootPass: minio-secret-key-change-me

Command-line: https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-mc.html
   $ mc alias set myminio http://10.0.2.100:9000 myminioadmin minio-secret-key-change-me

Documentation: https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/index.html

The API block lists the network interfaces and port on which clients can access the MinIO S3 API. The Console block lists the network interfaces and port on which clients can access the MinIO Web Console.

Connect to the MinIO Service

You can access the MinIO Console by entering any of the hostnames or IP addresses from the MinIO server Console block in your preferred browser, such as http://localhost:9090.

Log in with the MINIO_ROOT_USER and MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD configured in the environment file specified to the container.

MinIO Console displaying Buckets view in a fresh installation

You can use the MinIO Console for general administration tasks like Identity and Access Management, Metrics and Log Monitoring, or Server Configuration. Each MinIO server includes its own embedded MinIO Console.

If your local host firewall permits external access to the Console port, other hosts on the same network can access the Console using the IP or hostname for your local host.

Cloudflare Tunnel

Disable cache to resolve error 403

dash.cloudflare.com > caching > cache-rules

rule :

  • hostname = DOMAIN/sub Domain

  • Cache Status = Bypass Cache

Install Prometheus on Ubuntu

Update System Packages

You should first update your system's package list to ensure that you are using the most recent packages. To accomplish this, issue the following command:

sudo apt update

Create a System User for Prometheus

Now create a group and a system user for Prometheus. To create a group and then add a user to the group, run the following command:

sudo groupadd --system prometheus
sudo useradd -s /sbin/nologin --system -g prometheus prometheus

add group and user

This will create a system user and group named "prometheus" for Prometheus with limited privileges, reducing the risk of unauthorized access.

Create Directories for Prometheus

To store configuration files and libraries for Prometheus, you need to create a few directories. The directories will be located in the /etc and the /var/lib directory respectively. Use the commands below to create the directories:

sudo mkdir /etc/prometheus
sudo mkdir /var/lib/prometheus

create directories for Prometheus

Download Prometheus and Extract Files

To download the latest update, go to the Prometheus official downloads site and copy the download link for Linux Operating System. Download using wget and the link you copied like so:

wget https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/download/v2.43.0/prometheus-2.43.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz

You should see it being downloaded.

download Prometheus

After the download has been completed, run the following command to extract the contents of the downloaded file:

tar vxf prometheus*.tar.gz

extract Prometheus file

Navigate to the Prometheus Directory

After extracting the files, navigate to the newly extracted Prometheus directory using the following command:

cd prometheus*/

change directory

Changing to the Prometheus directory allows for easier management and configuration of the installation. Subsequent steps will be performed within the context of the Prometheus directory.

Configuring Prometheus on Ubuntu 22.04

Move the Binary Files & Set Owner

First, you need to move some binary files (prometheus and promtool) and change the ownership of the files to the "prometheus" user and group. You can do this with the following commands:

sudo mv prometheus /usr/local/bin
sudo mv promtool /usr/local/bin
sudo chown prometheus:prometheus /usr/local/bin/prometheus
sudo chown prometheus:prometheus /usr/local/bin/promtool

move binary files and set owner

Move the Configuration Files & Set Owner

Create minio-alerting.yml

# minio-alerting.yml 
groups:
- name: minio-alerts
  rules:
  - alert: NodesOffline
    expr: avg_over_time(minio_cluster_nodes_offline_total{job="minio-job"}[5m]) > 0
    for: 10m
    labels:
      severity: warn
    annotations:
      summary: "Node down in MinIO deployment"
      description: "Node(s) in cluster {{ $labels.instance }} offline for more than 5 minutes"

  - alert: DisksOffline
    expr: avg_over_time(minio_cluster_disk_offline_total{job="minio-job"}[5m]) > 0
    for: 10m
    labels:
      severity: warn
    annotations:
      summary: "Disks down in MinIO deployment"
      description: "Disks(s) in cluster {{ $labels.instance }} offline for more than 5 minutes"

Create ALIAS for mc

  1. install mc

     curl https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-amd64/mc \
       --create-dirs \
       -o $HOME/minio-binaries/mc
    
     chmod +x $HOME/minio-binaries/mc
     export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/minio-binaries/
    
     mc --help
    

    or add export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/minio-binaries/ on ~/.profile

    min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-mc...

  2. Create ALIAS

     mc alias set ALIAS HOSTNAME ACCESS_KEY SECRET_KEY
    
  3. Generate minio job

     mc admin prometheus generate s3-example
    

    min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-mc-..

Change prometheus.yml

# my global config
global:
  scrape_interval: 15s # Set the scrape interval to every 15 seconds. Default is every 1 minute.
  evaluation_interval: 15s # Evaluate rules every 15 seconds. The default is every 1 minute.
  # scrape_timeout is set to the global default (10s).

# Alertmanager configuration
alerting:
  alertmanagers:
    - static_configs:
        - targets:
          # - alertmanager:9093

# Load rules once and periodically evaluate them according to the global 'evaluation_interval'.
rule_files:
  - minio-alerting.yml
  # - "first_rules.yml"
  # - "second_rules.yml"

# A scrape configuration containing exactly one endpoint to scrape:
# Here it's Prometheus itself.
scrape_configs:
  - job_name: minio-job
    bearer_token: <TOKEN>
    metrics_path: /minio/v2/metrics/cluster
    scheme: http
    static_configs:
      - targets: ['192.168.100.14:9000']

  # The job name is added as a label `job=<job_name>` to any timeseries scraped from this config.
  - job_name: "prometheus"

    # metrics_path defaults to '/metrics'
    # scheme defaults to 'http'.

    static_configs:
      - targets: ["localhost:9090"]

Move Prometeus Files & Set Ownership

Move the configuration files and set their ownership so that Prometheus can access them. To do this, run the following commands:

sudo mv consoles /etc/prometheus
sudo mv console_libraries /etc/prometheus
sudo mv prometheus.yml /etc/prometheus
sudo mv minio-alerting.yml /etc/prometheus
sudo chown prometheus:prometheus /etc/prometheus
sudo chown -R prometheus:prometheus /etc/prometheus/consoles
sudo chown -R prometheus:prometheus /etc/prometheus/console_libraries
sudo chown -R prometheus:prometheus /var/lib/prometheus

move configuration files and set owner

The prometheus.yml file is the main Prometheus configuration file. It includes settings for targets to be monitored, data scraping frequency, data processing, and storage. You can set alerting rules and notification conditions in the file. You don't need to modify this file for this demonstration but feel free to open it in an editor to take a closer look at its contents.

sudo nano /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml

Here's the default content of the Prometheus file:

Prometheus file content

Prometheus file content

Prometheus file content

Create Prometheus Systemd Service

Now, you need to create a system service file for Prometheus. Create and open a prometheus.service file with the Nano text editor using:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/prometheus.service

Include these settings to the file, save, and exit:

Configuration (Recomended)

[Unit]
Description=Prometheus
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=prometheus
Group=prometheus
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/prometheus \
    --config.file /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml \
    --storage.tsdb.path /var/lib/prometheus/ \
    --web.console.templates=/etc/prometheus/consoles \
    --web.console.libraries=/etc/prometheus/console_libraries

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Alternative Config

[Unit]
Description=Prometheus #Description
Documentation=https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/ #reference to documentation
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=prometheus #user
Group=prometheus #group
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP \$MAINPID
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/prometheus \
--config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml \ #main config
--storage.tsdb.path=/var/lib/prometheus \ #database
--web.console.templates=/etc/prometheus/consoles \
--web.console.libraries=/etc/prometheus/console_libraries \
--web.listen-address=0.0.0.0:9090 \
--web.external-url=
SyslogIdentifier=prometheus #name of log file
Restart=always #enable restart
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Prometheus systemd service file

Prometheus systemd service file

The "systems" service file for Prometheus defines how Prometheus should be managed as a system service on Ubuntu. It includes the service configuration, such as the user and group it should run as. It also includes the path to the Prometheus binary and the Prometheus configuration file location. Additionally, the file can be used to set storage locations for metrics data and pass additional command-line options to the Prometheus binary when it starts.

Reload Systemd

You need to reload the system configuration files after saving the prometheus.service file so that changes made are recognized by the system. Reload the system configuration files using the following:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Reload systemd

Start Prometheus Service

Next, you want to enable and start your Prometheus service. Do this using the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable prometheus
sudo systemctl start prometheus

Start Prometheus service

Check Prometheus Status

After starting the Prometheus service, you may confirm that it is running or if you have encountered errors using:

sudo systemctl status prometheus

Sample output:

Check Prometheus status

Access Prometheus Web Interface

Prometheus runs on port 9090 by default so you need to allow port 9090 on your firewall, Do that using the command:

sudo ufw allow 9090/tcp

Allow port 9090

With Prometheus running successfully, you can access it via your web browser using localhost:9090 or <ip_address>:9090

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