.. default-domain:: minio .. start-kubectl-minio-requires-operator-desc .. admonition:: Command Requires MinIO Operator :class: note Use the following command to validate that the operator is online and available prior to running this command: .. code-block:: shell :class: copyable kubectl get deployments -A --field-selector metadata.name=minio-operator Issue the :mc-cmd:`kubectl minio init` command to initiate the operator if it is not already running in the Kubernetes cluster. .. end-kubectl-minio-requires-operator-desc