// The hardware is big-endian, so we need to reverse the order of the bytes.
        return Long.reverseBytes(bigEndian);
      }

      @Override
      public void putLongLittleEndian(byte[] array, int offset, long value) {
        // Reverse the order of the bytes before storing, since we're on big-endian hardware.
        long littleEndianValue = Long.reverseBytes(value);

This README provides quickstart instructions on running MinIO on bare metal hardware, including container-based installations. For Kubernetes environments, use the [MinIO Kubernetes Operator](https://github.com/minio/operator/blob/master/README.md).

## Container Installation