=  External storage

*MinIO* is a High Performance Object Storage released under GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. It is *API compatible with Amazon S3* cloud storage service. It can handle unstructured data such as photos, videos, log files, backups, and container images with (currently) the *maximum supported object size of 5TB.*


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== Create

http://docs.swarmlab.io/SwarmLab-HowTos/labs/cloud/swarm-volumes-storage.adoc.html#_external_storage_system[Create Storage^]


== Usage

http://docs.swarmlab.io/SwarmLab-HowTos/labs/cloud/swarm-volumes-minio-howto.adoc.html[Connect^]

http://docs.swarmlab.io/SwarmLab-HowTos/labs/cloud/swarm-volumes-storage-howto.adoc.html[Admin^]



== Tasks 

 Make sure you have enough practice in the following tasks:

* Create Storage
* Share Storage
* Use it!