.. _minio-snmd: ===================================== Deploy MinIO: Single-Node Multi-Drive ===================================== .. default-domain:: minio .. contents:: Table of Contents :local: :depth: 2 The procedures on this page cover deploying MinIO in a Single-Node Multi-Drive (SNMD) configuration. |SNMD| deployments provide drive-level reliability and failover/recovery with performance and scaling limitations imposed by the single node. .. cond:: linux or macos or windows For production environments, MinIO strongly recommends deploying with the :ref:`Multi-Node Multi-Drive (Distributed) ` topology for enterprise-grade performance, availability, and scalability. .. cond:: container For production environments, MinIO strongly recommends using the MinIO Kubernetes Operator to deploy Multi-Node Multi-Drive (MNMD) or "Distributed" Tenants. Prerequisites ------------- Storage Requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. |deployment| replace:: deployment .. include:: /includes/common-installation.rst :start-after: start-storage-requirements-desc :end-before: end-storage-requirements-desc .. _deploy-minio-standalone-multidrive: Deploy Single-Node Multi-Drive MinIO ------------------------------------ The following procedure deploys MinIO consisting of a single MinIO server and a multiple drives or storage volumes. .. cond:: linux .. include:: /includes/linux/steps-deploy-minio-single-node-multi-drive.rst .. cond:: macos .. include:: /includes/macos/steps-deploy-minio-single-node-multi-drive.rst .. cond:: container .. include:: /includes/container/steps-deploy-minio-single-node-multi-drive.rst