docs/source/includes/minio-mc-installation.rst

Docker

Stable

docker pull minio/mc
docker run minio/mc admin info play

Edge

Do not use bleeding-edge deployments of MinIO in production environments

docker pull minio/mc:edge
docker run minio/mc:edge admin info server play

Linux

The following commands add a temporary extension to your system PATH for running the mc utility. Defer to your operating system instructions for making permanent modifications to your system PATH.

Alternatively, execute mc by navigating to the parent folder and running ./mc --help

64-bit Intel

curl https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-amd64/mc \
  --create-dirs \
  -o $HOME/minio-binaries/mc

chmod +x $HOME/minio-binaries/mc
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/minio-binaries/

mc --help

64-bit PPC

curl https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-ppc64le/mc \
  --create-dirs \
  -o ~/minio-binaries/mc

chmod +x $HOME/minio-binaries/mc
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/minio-binaries/

mc --help

macOS

brew install minio/stable/mc
mc --help

Windows

Open the following file in a browser:

https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/windows-amd64/mc.exe

Execute the file by double clicking on it, or by running the following in the command prompt or powershell:

\path\to\mc.exe --help

Source

Installation from source is intended for developers and advanced users and requires a working Golang environment. See How to install Golang.

Run the following commands in a terminal environment to install mc from source:

go get -d github.com/minio/mc
cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/minio/mc
make

To update a source-based installation, use go get -u. mc update does not support source-based installations.