Connect MinIO

Learn how to connect your MinIO buckets to BucketMate.

Prerequisites

• MinIO endpoint URL
• Access key
• Secret key
• Bucket

Common issues and fixes

Path-style vs virtual-hosted style

MinIO defaults to path-style requests. Fix by using path-style URLs, or configure MINIO_DOMAIN to enable virtual-hosted-style access.

Bucket subdomain conflicts

When MINIO_DOMAIN is enabled, subdomains are treated as bucket names. Fix by ensuring DNS records and bucket names do not conflict with other subdomains.

Cannot connect to localhost

Some setups fail to connect to MinIO on localhost over HTTP. Fix by using HTTPS on localhost and following the step by step guide: MinIO HTTPS on localhost.

Connection Steps

1. Open the MinIO Console
2. Create or locate access credentials
3. Copy your MinIO endpoint URL
4. In BucketMate, select MinIO
5. Enter your endpoint URL
6. Enter your access key
7. Enter your secret key
8. Connect