# Distributed Server Design Guide [![Slack](https://slack.min.io/slack?type=svg)](https://slack.min.io)

This document explains the design, architecture and advanced use cases of the MinIO distributed server.

## Command-line

```
NAME:
  minio server - start object storage server

USAGE:
  minio server [FLAGS] DIR1 [DIR2..]
  minio server [FLAGS] DIR{1...64}
  minio server [FLAGS] DIR{1...64} DIR{65...128}

DIR:

# History, Design and Future { #history-design-and-future }

Some time ago, [a **FastAPI** user asked](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/issues/3#issuecomment-454956920):

> What’s the history of this project? It seems to have come from nowhere to awesome in a few weeks [...]

Here's a little bit of that history.

## Alternatives { #alternatives }

# História, Design e Futuro { #history-design-and-future }

Há algum tempo, [um usuário **FastAPI** perguntou](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/issues/3#issuecomment-454956920):

> Qual é a história desse projeto? Parece que surgiu do nada e se tornou incrível em poucas semanas [...]

Aqui está um pouco dessa história.

## Alternativas { #alternatives }

# Bucket Versioning Design Guide [![Slack](https://slack.min.io/slack?type=svg)](https://slack.min.io) [![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/minio/minio.svg?maxAge=604800)](https://hub.docker.com/r/minio/minio/)

## Description of `xl.meta`

`xl.meta` is a new self describing backend format used by MinIO to support AWS S3 compatible versioning.
This file is the source of truth for each `version` at rest. `xl.meta` is a msgpack file serialized from a

# ILM Tiering Design [![slack](https://slack.min.io/slack?type=svg)](https://slack.min.io) [![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/minio/minio.svg?maxAge=604800)](https://hub.docker.com/r/minio/minio/)

Lifecycle transition functionality provided in [bucket lifecycle guide](https://github.com/minio/minio/master/docs/bucket/lifecycle/README.md) allows tiering of content from MinIO object store to public clouds or other MinIO clusters.

# Geschichte, Design und Zukunft { #history-design-and-future }

Vor einiger Zeit fragte [ein **FastAPI**-Benutzer](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/issues/3#issuecomment-454956920):

> Was ist die Geschichte dieses Projekts? Es scheint aus dem Nichts in ein paar Wochen zu etwas Großartigem geworden zu sein [...]

Hier ist ein wenig über diese Geschichte.

## Alternativen { #alternatives }

# Історія, проєктування і майбутнє { #history-design-and-future }

Деякий час тому [користувач **FastAPI** запитав](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/issues/3#issuecomment-454956920):

> Яка історія цього проєкту? Здається, він нізвідки за кілька тижнів став чудовим [...]

Ось трохи цієї історії.

## Альтернативи { #alternatives }

# Histoire, conception et avenir { #history-design-and-future }

Il y a quelque temps, [un utilisateur de **FastAPI** a demandé](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/issues/3#issuecomment-454956920) :

> Quelle est l'histoire de ce projet ? Il semble être sorti de nulle part et est devenu génial en quelques semaines [...].

Voici un petit bout de cette histoire.

## Alternatives { #alternatives }

    - [Container Images](#container-images-8)
  - [Changelog since v1.31.5](#changelog-since-v1315)
  - [Important Security Information](#important-security-information-1)
    - [CVE-2025-0426: Node Denial of Service via Kubelet Checkpoint API](#cve-2025-0426-node-denial-of-service-via-kubelet-checkpoint-api)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-8)
    - [Feature](#feature-5)
    - [Bug or Regression](#bug-or-regression-8)

# Geçmişi, Tasarımı ve Geleceği { #history-design-and-future }

Bir süre önce, [bir **FastAPI** kullanıcısı sordu](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/issues/3#issuecomment-454956920):

> Bu projenin geçmişi nedir? Birkaç hafta içinde hiçbir yerden harika bir şeye dönüşmüş gibi görünüyor [...]

İşte o geçmişin bir kısmı.

## Alternatifler { #alternatives }