Upload files to S3 MinIO storage

There are several ways how to upload files to MinIO storage. You can upload files to the storage in a web browser or via the Master Server.

Upload files in web browser

note

You can upload files only. It is not allowed to upload folders.

To upload files in a web browser, do as follows:

1. Open S3 MinIO storage, for example, https://app-s3.example.com/minio.

2. Click the + button in the bottom right corner and select Create Bucket.

   

3. Click the + button in the bottom right corner and select Upload file.

   

4. Set a public policy for the bucket and files.

   1. Click the three-dot button next to the bucket name and select the Edit policy option.

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   2. Add a new policy with the Read and Write permission.

   

5. Check the results in your web browser, for example, https://app-s3.example.com/minio/new-test-bucket. You can access uploaded files from Business Process tasks.

   

Upload files to Linux server

1. Log in to the Master Server.

2. Go to INSTALL_DIR/minio/data and create a directory.

   tip

   Do not use the . and _ symbols in a directory name.

   mkdir -p INSTALL_DIR/minio/data/new-test-bucket

3. Copy the needed files to the created directory.

   cp -a new_file.txt INSTALL_DIR/minio/data/new-test-bucket

4. Set a public policy for the bucket and its files.

   s3 is an alias for MinIO. You can find it at INSTALL_DIR/minio_client_conf/config.json:
   "s3": {
   "url": "http://localhost:9000",
   "accessKey": "access_key",
   "secretKey": "secret_key",
   "api": "s3v4",
   "lookup": "auto"
   }

   INSTALL_DIR/tools/mc -C INSTALL_DIR/minio_client_conf/ policy --recursive public s3/new-test-bucket

   Example:

   /opt/workfusion/tools/mc -C /opt/workfusion/minio_client_conf/ policy --recursive public s3/new-test-bucket
   Access permission for `s3/new-test-bucket` is set to `public`

5. Check the results in your web browser, for example, https://app-s3.example.com/minio/new-test-bucket. You can access uploaded files from Business Process tasks.