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This app packages Minio <upstream>2018-04-19T22-54-58Z</upstream>.
2017-01-24 06:06:51 +00:00
Minio is a distributed object storage server built for cloud applications and devops.
### Features
#### Amazon S3 Compatible
Minio implements Amazon S3 v4 APIs. Minio also includes client SDKs and a console utility.
#### Minimalist Design
Minio is deeply influenced by minimalism. We believe that only simple things scale.
#### Apache License 2.0
Minio is free software, released under Apache license v2.0. Minio has an active developer and user community.
#### Lambda Functions
Minio triggers Lambda functions through event notification service. In addition Minio also supports simple queueing service for AMQP, Elasticsearch, Redis, NATS and Postgres targets.
#### Erasure Code & Bitrot Protection
Minio protects data against hardware failures and silent data corruption using erasure code and checksums. You may lose half the number of drives and still recover from it.
#### Written in Go
Go is an emerging language of choice for modern cloud infrastructure projects. Go language enables Minio to be highly concurrent and lightweight.