Tips for installing MINIO on Houston/Proxmox?

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I installed the Houston modules alongside Proxmox on my HL15. I plan to install MINIO, primarily so I can back up my Synology.

I’m planning to follow the Debian install instructions, any tips or things I should look out for? Would it be better to install MINIO in an LXC container or VM than straight on the host OS?

Thanks!

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Is replicating backups the only reason you’re looking to install minio? If so, I’d skip that and just use Borg/rsync/(etc). If you dont need all that s3 functionality and just need a backup target, you’ll save yourself TONS of headaches by sticking to a standard filesystem (minio upgrades are… well, can be… absolute nightmare fuel), not to mention cutting resource utilization by leaps and bounds.

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Thanks for the reply. Yes, it’s the only reason I planned to install Minio is to use with Synology Hyperbackup. If it’s too big a a headache, I’ll look into Rsync. It’d be cool if I could spin up a VM that mimics the Synology DSM but I think they have it locked down so it won’t work on other devices.

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Hyperbackup supports backing up via rsync to a normal filesystem as well. Would be much easier IMHO.

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