Tag: MinIO Community Edition

Diagram: MinIO erasure-coding storage inflation on small objects — per-drive xl.meta metadata replicated across the erasure set

Stop using MinIO as a NoSQL database — why S3 object stores collapse on small-file workloads

Two MinIO platforms, same root cause: used as a NoSQL store. Field notes on LIST IOPS, XFS directory limits, scanner & heal SLAs, the erasure-coding storage-efficiency inversion on small objects, and why Apache Cassandra (or Ceph) is the right answer on-prem in 2026.

By jlu, 2 days2026-05-17 ago

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MinIO’s Community Edition: The End ? 🚨

Beware the AGPL! you may end with a product orphan from its S3 storage… MinIO has long been a popular open-source S3-compatible storage solution, but their strategy has shifted dramatically—especially since the release of their new AIstor product, now positioned as their main enterprise S3 offering. Over the past year, Read more

By jlu, 5 months2025-12-15 ago