MinIO Docker Compose Example

The compose.yaml

name: minio
services:
  minio:
    image: minio/minio:latest
    command: server /data --console-address ":9001"
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - 9000:9000
      - 9001:9001
    environment:
      MINIO_ROOT_USER: admin
      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MINIO_PASSWORD}
    volumes:
      - minio_data:/data
    healthcheck:
      test:
        - CMD-SHELL
        - curl -f http://localhost:9000/minio/health/live || exit 1
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 20s
    logging:
      driver: json-file
      options:
        max-size: 10m
        max-file: '3'
volumes:
  minio_data: {}

Start it up

# Validate the configuration (does not start anything):
docker compose -f compose.yaml config

# Pull images and start in the background:
docker compose -f compose.yaml pull
docker compose -f compose.yaml up -d

# Check status and follow logs:
docker compose -f compose.yaml ps
docker compose -f compose.yaml logs -f

# Stop and remove (named volumes are kept):
docker compose -f compose.yaml down