// in front of MinIO.
func checkRemoteEndpoint(ctx context.Context, epURL *url.URL) error {
	reqURL := &url.URL{
		Scheme: epURL.Scheme,
		Host:   epURL.Host,
		Path:   healthCheckPathPrefix + healthCheckReadinessPath,
	}

	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, reqURL.String(), nil)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}