---
title: "Deploy coolLabs MinIO"
description: "Deploy and Host coolLabs MinIO with Railway"
category: "Storage"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/coollabs-minio
---

# Deploy coolLabs MinIO

Deploy and Host coolLabs MinIO with Railway

**[Deploy coolLabs MinIO on Railway](https://railway.com/template/coollabs-minio)**

- **Creator:** Tom
- **Category:** Storage
- **Total deploys:** 3

## Template content

### Bucket https://res.cloudinary.com/h5kvzw/image/upload/v1706062979/MINIO_Bird_vbtpet.png

- **Image:** ghcr.io/coollabsio/minio@sha256:69b55a1c1c5dc285ce04db96689f5b2102317fc77a50680a1874ca6efd1c87f9
- **Start command:** `/bin/sh -c "exec minio server --address [::]:$MINIO_PRIVATE_PORT $RAILWAY_VOLUME_MOUNT_PATH"`
- **Health check:** /minio/health/ready
- **Public domain:** Yes

### Console https://res.cloudinary.com/h5kvzw/image/upload/v1706062979/MINIO_Bird_vbtpet.png

- **Source:** railwayapp-templates/minio-console
- **Start command:** `/bin/sh -c "exec console server --host 0.0.0.0 --port $PORT"`
- **Health check:** /login
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host coolLabs MinIO on Railway

MinIO is a high-performance, S3-compatible object storage system that provides enterprise-grade infrastructure for managing unstructured data such as photos, videos, backups, and application assets. It maintains full Amazon S3 API compatibility, enabling seamless integration with existing tools and SDKs. **coolLabs MinIO** offers the same robust MinIO experience while maintaining a secure, continuously updated Docker image for simplified deployment on Railway.

## About Hosting MinIO

Hosting MinIO provides a self-contained, high-performance storage server capable of handling uploads, backups, and static content delivery using S3-compatible APIs. It includes built-in encryption, fine-grained access policies, and multi-tenancy support. Railway enhances this with persistent volumes, automated scaling, and secure networking, ensuring reliable, production-grade deployments with minimal operational overhead.

## Common Use Cases

- **Application File Storage:** Manage user uploads, documents, and media assets using an S3-compatible API.  
- **Backup and Archival:** Automate backup pipelines, retention policies, and disaster recovery storage.  
- **Content Delivery and Media Hosting:** Serve static files and large assets with high throughput and uptime.  
- **Development and Testing:** Use S3-compatible object storage locally or in CI/CD environments without AWS dependencies.

## Dependencies for MinIO Hosting

- **Persistent Storage Volume:** Ensures data persistence across restarts and redeployments.  
- **MinIO Console:** Provides a management UI for bucket operations, access policies, and configuration.

### Deployment Dependencies

- **coolLabs MinIO Docker Image (GHCR):** [ghcr.io/coollabsio/minio](https://github.com/coollabsio/minio)  
  This image is maintained by **coolLabs**, providing an updated and secure build pipeline that tracks upstream MinIO releases and patches.  
- **Railway Templates MinIO Console Repository:** [https://github.com/railwayapp-templates/minio-console](https://github.com/railwayapp-templates/minio-console)

### Context on Docker Image Distribution

In October 2025, **MinIO discontinued publishing official Docker images**, transitioning to a **source-only distribution model**.

* **Trigger:** The policy became apparent when the **CVE fix released on 2025-10-15** was not uploaded to DockerHub or Quay.io.  
* **Response:** Maintainer **@harshavardhana** confirmed the omission was intentional—users are now expected to **build images from source**.  
* **Community Reaction:**  
  * Widespread criticism over the abrupt change and its timing during a security release.  
  * Users cited increased maintenance burden, loss of trust, and exposure to unpatched vulnerabilities.  
  * The issue was closed and locked, labeled *“working as intended.”*  
* **Result:** No official Docker images are distributed going forward. Integrators like **coolLabs** stepped in to maintain community builds, ensuring continuity for containerized deployments.

### Implementation Details (Optional)

The **coolLabs MinIO** image is built and published via GitHub Container Registry (GHCR) at [ghcr.io/coollabsio/minio](https://github.com/coollabsio/minio).  
It provides:
- Continuous sync with upstream MinIO releases  
- Automated patch integration for CVEs  
- Verified build provenance through GitHub Actions  
- Compatibility with Railway’s persistent volumes and scaling model

## Why Deploy MinIO on Railway?

Railway abstracts the complexity of deploying and scaling infrastructure. By deploying **coolLabs MinIO** on Railway, you obtain a fully managed, S3-compatible object storage system with persistent data, integrated monitoring, and effortless scalability. Railway handles orchestration and storage provisioning, while coolLabs ensures secure, up-to-date container images in light of MinIO’s new distribution policy.

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