docs/source/includes/k8s/install-minio-kubectl-plugin.rst

You can install the MinIO plugin using either the Kubernetes Krew plugin manager or manually by downloading and installing the plugin binary to your local host:

Krew Plugin Manager

Krew is a kubectl plugin manager developed by the Kubernetes SIG CLI group. See the krew installation documentation for specific instructions. You can use the Krew plugin for Linux, MacOS, and Windows operating systems.

You can use Krew to install the MinIO kubectl plugin using the following commands:

kubectl krew update
kubectl krew install minio

If you want to update the MinIO plugin with Krew, use the following command:

kubectl krew upgrade minio

You can validate the installation of the MinIO plugin using the following command:

kubectl minio version

The output should match |operator-version-stable|.

Manual (Linux, MacOS)

You can download the MinIO kubectl plugin to your local system path. The kubectl CLI automatically discovers and runs compatible plugins.

The following code downloads the latest stable version |operator-version-stable| of the MinIO Kubernetes plugin and installs it to the system path:

curl https://github.com/minio/operator/releases/download/v|operator-version-stable|/kubectl-minio_|operator-version-stable|_linux_amd64 -o kubectl-minio
chmod +x kubectl-minio
mv kubectl-minio /usr/local/bin/

The mv command above may require sudo escalation depending on the permissions of the authenticated user.

Run the following command to verify installation of the plugin:

kubectl minio version

The output should display the Operator version as |operator-version-stable|.

Manual (Windows)

You can download the MinIO kubectl plugin to your local system path. The kubectl CLI automatically discovers and runs compatible plugins.

The following PowerShell command downloads the latest stable version |operator-version-stable| of the MinIO Kubernetes plugin and installs it to the system path:

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/minio/operator/releases/download/v|operator-version-stable|/kubectl-minio_|operator-version-stable|_windows_amd64.exe" -OutFile "C:\kubectl-plugins\kubectl-minio.exe"

Ensure the path to the plugin folder is included in the Windows PATH.

Run the following command to verify installation of the plugin:

kubectl minio version

The output should display the Operator version as |operator-version-stable|.