1) Download the MinIO Server
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2) Create the Environment Variable File
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3) Start the MinIO Deployment
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Issue the following command on the local host to start the MinIO |SNSD| deployment as a foreground process.
You must keep the shell or terminal session open to keep the process running.

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4) Connect to the MinIO Deployment
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