MinIO Overview MinIO is a high-performance, S3-compatible object storage server you can self-host. Any tool or SDK that works with AWS S3 works with MinIO — same API, same client libraries, zero lock-in. Use it for file uploads, backup storage (restic, pg dump), static asset hosting, data lake storage, and anywhere you'd use S3 but want to keep data on your own infrastructure. Instructions Step 1: Deployment Step 2: MinIO Client (mc) Step 3: S3 SDK Integration (Node.js) Step 4: Presigned Upload URLs (Direct Upload from Browser) Step 5: Bucket Policies and Public Access Step 6: Lifecycle Rules…