How to Install Minio on Kali Linux Latest

Minio is an open-source object storage system that enables enterprises to deploy high-performance infrastructures for data storage. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Minio on Kali Linux latest version.

Prerequisites

• Kali Linux latest version with root privileges
• wget and tar packages

Step 1 - Download the Minio binary package

First, open the terminal and download the Minio binary package using the following command:

wget https://dl.minio.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio

Step 2 - Assign executable permission to the Minio binary

To assign executable permission to the binary, use the following command:

chmod +x minio

Step 3 - Create a Minio data directory

Next, create a data directory to store Minio data using the following command:

mkdir /data

Step 4 - Start Minio server

Run the Minio server using the following command:

./minio server /data

The server will start with the following output:

Endpoint:  http://192.168.1.11:9000  http://127.0.0.1:9000
AccessKey: <your-access-key>
SecretKey: <your-secret-key>

Browser Access:
   http://192.168.1.11:9000  http://127.0.0.1:9000

Command-line Access: https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-client-quickstart-guide
   $ mc config host add myminio http://192.168.1.11:9000 <your-access-key> <your-secret-key>

Note down the Endpoint, AccessKey, and SecretKey information as you will need it later.

Step 5 - Verify Minio installation

To verify that the Minio installation was successful, open a web browser and navigate to the URL displayed in the output, for example:

http://127.0.0.1:9000

If you see the Minio server homepage, the installation process was successful.

Step 6 - Start Minio server as a service

To start the Minio server as a service, create a systemd unit file using the following command:

nano /etc/systemd/system/minio.service

Then, add the following content to the file:

[Unit]
Description=Minio Server
Documentation=https://docs.minio.io/
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
AssertFileIsExecutable=/path/to/minio

[Service]
User=root
Group=root
ExecStart=/path/to/minio server /data
Restart=always
TimeoutStopSec=60

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Replace /path/to/ with the actual path to the Minio binary file.

Save and close the file. Then, reload the systemd configuration and start the Minio service using the following commands:

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable --now minio.service

This will start the Minio server as a service and enable it to start automatically on system boot.

Conclusion

We have explained how to install and configure Minio on Kali Linux latest version. Now, you can start using Minio object storage for your data storage needs.

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