---
title: Use MinIO for object storage
list_title: MinIO
description: |
  Use [MinIO](min.io) as the object store for your {{% product-name %}} instance.
  InfluxDB uses the MinIO S3-compatible API to interact with your MinIO server or
  cluster.
menu:
  influxdb3_core:
    name: MinIO
    parent: Configure object storage
weight: 205
influxdb3/core/tags: [object storage, S3]
related:
  - https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/operations/installation.html, Install and Deploy MinIO
  - /influxdb3/core/reference/config-options/
source: /shared/influxdb3-admin/object-storage/minio.md
---

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