MinIO repo archived - spent 2 days testing K8s S3-compatible alternatives (Helm/Docker)

# MinIO repo archived - spent 2 days testing K8s S3-compatible alternatives (Helm/Docker) ## What started the discussion Hey, MinIO repo got archived on Feb 13, been hunting a K8s-ready S3 object storage for two days. Docker Hub pulls failing, scans broken, Helm charts stale like StatefulSets are a pain. Checked: * **Garage**: decentralized Helm, single-node PV tricky. LMDB backend is solid but layout config adds complexity. * **SeaweedFS**: scales well, heavy on resources. New weed mini command makes dev/testing easy though. * **RustFS**: fast for small objects, basic manifests only. CLA concerns about future rug-pull. * **Ceph**: bulletproof at scale but overkill for anything under 1PB. Rook helps but still needs dedicated team. * **Minimus**: drop in MinIO replacement, zero CVE base with auto-patching. Literally swapped image tags and everything worked. wondering what everyone else chose for a K8s-ready S3 solution now that MinIO is gone? ## What stood out in the comments ### Discussion point 1 Sorry. Two days testing? Those are some very strong conclusions for only two days. What are your test methods? What size scale tests did you test with? Where are your actual test results? What are your qualifications for the validity of those results? This post smells like LLM "research". ### Discussion point 2 Dubious ceph claims as well with absolutely no context. I've run ceph in my "large" homelab for a long time now and I'm surprised at how little maintenance I've performed versus the reported apprehension. Perhaps the concern is generational in some respects. ### Discussion point 3 My solution is CEPH, really old and works great.. ### Discussion point 4 I would love that, but that's basically against CNCF rules. They don't pay devs. Hell, as a graduated project maintainer I don't even get KubeCon tickets for free. Not even a token discount. ### Discussion point 5 Ceph is the most production-ready out of that list, and with rook, it does _not_ "need a whole team". ## Thread snapshot - Original subreddit: r/kubernetes - Original author: u/vitaminZaman - Reddit score: 178 - Comment count: 97 - Original thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/kubernetes/comments/1r65mqn/minio_repo_archived_spent_2_days_testing_k8s/