- Reference related issues (e.g., “Closes #1234”).
   - Notify team members via GitHub `@mentions` if urgent or complex.

## Reviewing PRs

Reviewers ensure MinIO’s commit history remains a clear, reliable record. Responsibilities include:

1. **Commit Quality**:
   - Verify each commit explains *why* the change was made (e.g., “So that…”).

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Erasure code protects data from multiple drives failure, unlike RAID or replication. For example, RAID6 can protect against two drive failure whereas in MinIO erasure code you can lose as many as half of drives and still the data remains safe. Further, MinIO's erasure code is at the object level and can heal one object at a time. For RAID, healing can be done only at the volume level which translates into high downtime. As MinIO encodes each object individually, it can heal objects...

## Get started

If you're aware of stand-alone MinIO set up, the process remains largely the same. MinIO server automatically switches to stand-alone or distributed mode, depending on the command line parameters.

### 1. Prerequisites

Install MinIO either on Kubernetes or Distributed Linux.