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MinIO Guts Management Dashboard

36 points by sigmonsays 1y ago

sigmonsays 1y ago
latest versions of minio has had the admin console removed entirely and all that exists is a simple object browser that shows buckets and objects. No longer do you have the ability to manage the cluster. Key things like users, groups, replication, policy, etc. As I have recently began adopting minio in a more serious use case, getting features ripped out without notification is pretty harsh. Obviously minio is free to do what they wish but it definitely makes me reconsider adoption of their technology. Removal of features with no notification or explanation is really hurting the product and companys reputation. What says they dont break replication or enforce limits on cluster size or drive next? What are other peoples thoughts?
breakingcups 1y ago
I just saw this on Reddit where someone posted screenshots of the change: Before: https://i.imgur.com/eTMYJ0W.png https://i.imgur.com/eTMYJ0W.png After: https://i.imgur.com/wBJlRA3.png https://i.imgur.com/wBJlRA3.png That is a massive change. Pointing to a commercial product of theirs and locking the conversation immediately is very off-putting.
- sprremix 1y ago
  Well, one is enterprise and the other is community version. Is it still the same if you compare same editions? How does it look now on the enterprise edition? Did they move functionality from the community edition to the enterprise edition?
jand 1y ago
The community edition is not robbed of its value by this move. They provide a CLI tool (mc) for those admin tasks which previously could be solved via dashboard. I have several minio instances deployed to k8s for small to medium, and non-profit projects. Easy to deploy, no problems or outages, yet. But anecdotally i remember multiple occasions, where a quick tour of the dashboard convinced peers, that minio was the right tool for the job. From my point of view it is much more questionable, that they "dare" to advertise the paid version with a 96.000 USD p.a. "platform fee" plus additional cost if you use more than 400TB. Small fish need tools, too.
- Funnnny 1y ago
  > The community edition is not robbed of its value by this move They literally remove features, and you defended them by saying "there's CLI available"?
ddxv 1y ago
The community edition will also only see security updates, if any, moving forward.
- ddxv 1y ago
  Also, if anyone is looking for replacements: Garage: https://github.com/deuxfleurs-org/garage https://github.com/deuxfleurs-org/garage Fork of MinIO: https://github.com/OpenMaxIO/openmaxio-object-browser https://github.com/OpenMaxIO/openmaxio-object-browser
- gramakri2 1y ago
  Where did you read this?
  - ddxv 1y ago
    They said it in Slack. There is a screenshot on my own blog post here: https://jamesoclaire.com/2025/05/27/how-to-self-host-your-own-s3-in-2025/ https://jamesoclaire.com/2025/05/27/how-to-self-host-your-ow...
- sigmonsays 1y ago
  The fact minio is being so silent is questioning what's really going on here please provide a source
  - ddxv 1y ago
    Hey, sorry for the delay, but there's a screenshot in my recent blog post: https://jamesoclaire.com/2025/05/27/how-to-self-host-your-own-s3-in-2025/ https://jamesoclaire.com/2025/05/27/how-to-self-host-your-ow...
pabs3 1y ago
Reddit discussion: https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1kva3pw/avoid_minio_developers_introduce_trojan_horse/mu9fw1f/ https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1kva3pw/avoid_m...
rurban 1y ago
Great, we can still create and browse buckets! /s

36 points by sigmonsays 1y ago

latest versions of minio has had the admin console removed entirely and all that exists is a simple object browser that shows buckets and objects. No longer do you have the ability to manage the cluster. Key things like users, groups, replication, policy, etc. As I have recently began adopting minio in a more serious use case, getting features ripped out without notification is pretty harsh. Obviously minio is free to do what they wish but it definitely makes me reconsider adoption of their technology. Removal of features with no notification or explanation is really hurting the product and companys reputation. What says they dont break replication or enforce limits on cluster size or drive next? What are other peoples thoughts?

breakingcups 1y ago

I just saw this on Reddit where someone posted screenshots of the change: Before: https://i.imgur.com/eTMYJ0W.png https://i.imgur.com/eTMYJ0W.png After: https://i.imgur.com/wBJlRA3.png https://i.imgur.com/wBJlRA3.png That is a massive change. Pointing to a commercial product of theirs and locking the conversation immediately is very off-putting.

sprremix 1y ago
Well, one is enterprise and the other is community version. Is it still the same if you compare same editions? How does it look now on the enterprise edition? Did they move functionality from the community edition to the enterprise edition?

jand 1y ago

The community edition is not robbed of its value by this move. They provide a CLI tool (mc) for those admin tasks which previously could be solved via dashboard. I have several minio instances deployed to k8s for small to medium, and non-profit projects. Easy to deploy, no problems or outages, yet. But anecdotally i remember multiple occasions, where a quick tour of the dashboard convinced peers, that minio was the right tool for the job. From my point of view it is much more questionable, that they "dare" to advertise the paid version with a 96.000 USD p.a. "platform fee" plus additional cost if you use more than 400TB. Small fish need tools, too.

Funnnny 1y ago
> The community edition is not robbed of its value by this move They literally remove features, and you defended them by saying "there's CLI available"?

ddxv 1y ago

The community edition will also only see security updates, if any, moving forward.

ddxv 1y ago
Also, if anyone is looking for replacements: Garage: https://github.com/deuxfleurs-org/garage https://github.com/deuxfleurs-org/garage Fork of MinIO: https://github.com/OpenMaxIO/openmaxio-object-browser https://github.com/OpenMaxIO/openmaxio-object-browser
gramakri2 1y ago
Where did you read this?
- ddxv 1y ago
  They said it in Slack. There is a screenshot on my own blog post here: https://jamesoclaire.com/2025/05/27/how-to-self-host-your-own-s3-in-2025/ https://jamesoclaire.com/2025/05/27/how-to-self-host-your-ow...
sigmonsays 1y ago
The fact minio is being so silent is questioning what's really going on here please provide a source
- ddxv 1y ago
  Hey, sorry for the delay, but there's a screenshot in my recent blog post: https://jamesoclaire.com/2025/05/27/how-to-self-host-your-own-s3-in-2025/ https://jamesoclaire.com/2025/05/27/how-to-self-host-your-ow...

pabs3 1y ago

Reddit discussion: https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1kva3pw/avoid_minio_developers_introduce_trojan_horse/mu9fw1f/ https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1kva3pw/avoid_m...

rurban 1y ago

Great, we can still create and browse buckets! /s