```sh
mc alias set minio1 https://minio1.example.com:9000 adminuser adminpassword
mc alias set minio2 https://minio2.example.com:9000 adminuser adminpassword
mc alias set minio3 https://minio3.example.com:9000 adminuser adminpassword
```

or

```sh
export MC_HOST_minio1=https://adminuser:adminpassword@minio1.example.com

      - data1-3:/data3

  minio2:
    <<: *minio-common
    hostname: minio2
    volumes:
      - data2-1:/data1
      - data2-2:/data2
      - data2-3:/data3

  minio3:
    <<: *minio-common
    hostname: minio3
    volumes:
      - data3-1:/data1
      - data3-2:/data2
      - data3-3:/data3

  minio4:
    <<: *minio-common
    hostname: minio4
    volumes:
      - data4-1:/data1

    volumes:
      - site2-data1-1:/data1
      - site2-data1-2:/data2

  site2-minio2:
    <<: *minio-common
    hostname: site2-minio2
    volumes:
      - site2-data2-1:/data1
      - site2-data2-2:/data2

  site2-minio3:
    <<: *minio-common
    hostname: site2-minio3
    volumes:
      - site2-data3-1:/data1
      - site2-data3-2:/data2

  site2-minio4:
    <<: *minio-common

    # include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;

    upstream minio {
        server minio1:9000;
        server minio2:9000;
        server minio3:9000;
        server minio4:9000;
    }

    upstream console {
        ip_hash;
        server minio1:9001;
        server minio2:9001;
        server minio3:9001;
        server minio4:9001;
    }

    server {
        listen       9000;

echo "done"

# Start MinIO instances
echo -n "Starting MinIO instances ..."
minio server --certs-dir /tmp/certs --address ":9001" --console-address ":10000" /tmp/minio1/{1...4}/disk{1...4} /tmp/minio1/{5...8}/disk{1...4} >/tmp/minio1_1.log 2>&1 &
minio server --certs-dir /tmp/certs --address ":9002" --console-address ":11000" /tmp/minio2/{1...4}/disk{1...4} /tmp/minio2/{5...8}/disk{1...4} >/tmp/minio2_1.log 2>&1 &
echo "done"

echo "done"

# Start MinIO instances
echo -n "Starting MinIO instances ..."
minio server --certs-dir /tmp/certs --address ":9001" --console-address ":10000" /tmp/minio1/{1...4}/disk{1...4} /tmp/minio1/{5...8}/disk{1...4} >/tmp/minio1_1.log 2>&1 &
minio server --certs-dir /tmp/certs --address ":9002" --console-address ":11000" /tmp/minio2/{1...4}/disk{1...4} /tmp/minio2/{5...8}/disk{1...4} >/tmp/minio2_1.log 2>&1 &
echo "done"

echo "done"

# Start MinIO instances
echo -n "Starting MinIO instances ..."
CI=on MINIO_KMS_SECRET_KEY=minio-default-key:IyqsU3kMFloCNup4BsZtf/rmfHVcTgznO2F25CkEH1g= MINIO_ROOT_USER=minio MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minio123 minio server --certs-dir /tmp/certs --address ":9001" --console-address ":10000" /tmp/minio1/{1...4}/disk{1...4} /tmp/minio1/{5...8}/disk{1...4} >/tmp/minio1_1.log 2>&1 &

# Settings and configurations that are common for all containers
x-minio-common: &minio-common
  image: quay.io/minio/minio:${JOB_NAME}
  command: server --console-address ":9001" edata{1...4}
  expose:
    - "9000"
    - "9001"
  environment:
    MINIO_CI_CD: "on"
    MINIO_ROOT_USER: "minio"
    MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: "minio123"
    MINIO_KMS_SECRET_KEY: "my-minio-key:OSMM+vkKUTCvQs9YL/CVMIMt43HFhkUpqJxTmGl6rYw="
  healthcheck:

     - 'http://localhost:9004/tmp/xl/node9004/mnt/disk4/'
EOF
done

minio server --config /tmp/minio.configfile.1 >/tmp/minio1_1.log 2>&1 &
site1_pid=$!
minio server --config /tmp/minio.configfile.2 >/tmp/minio2_1.log 2>&1 &
site2_pid=$!
minio server --config /tmp/minio.configfile.3 >/tmp/minio3_1.log 2>&1 &
site3_pid=$!
minio server --config /tmp/minio.configfile.4 >/tmp/minio4_1.log 2>&1 &
site4_pid=$!

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See our web documentation on [Deploying MinIO in Standalone Mode](Deploy Standalone MinIO in a Container) for a more structured tutorial on deploying MinIO in a container.

## Prerequisites