Cloud Connection

Set Up an S3 Server on Synology NAS

Installing Docker and MinIO Server

• Once the Synology NAS is installed and running, navigate to the Package Center and install Docker app.
• Open the Docker app, and navigate to Registry. Search for minio and select minio/minio.

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• Double click minio/minio and choose the latest build.

• Choose Container and select Create to make your Minio server container. Select Minio, and click Next. Select Use the same network as Docker Host and click Next. Select Advanced Settings, and then Execution Command. Type minio server /data in the Command field and click Save.
• Click Next and choose Add Folder. Select Create Folder, enter a new folder name, and click OK. In this example, the folder is called MylioStorage.
• Choose Select and type /data for the mount path and click Next and Done.
• You now have a MinIO S3 server. Verify it is running by selecting Container and checking the status.

Creating a Bucket

1. Open a Browser and type in your NAS IP along with 9000 as the port (e.g. 10.0.0.30:9000) to access the Minio Object Store web page.
2. Enter the default username minioadmin and password minioadmin to access the Object Store web page.
3. Choose Create a Bucket and enter the desired bucket name and click Create Bucket. Copy your bucket name and paste the information into a safe place (e.g., a notes app or word processing document) for later use.