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+/docker-compose.yaml
+.idea
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+Minio S3 config repo
+=====
+
+### Starting the project 
+
+```bash
+cp docker-compose.yaml.dist docker-compose.yaml 
+docker compose up -d 
+```
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+volumes:
+  minio_data:
+
+services:
+  minio:
+    image: quay.io/minio/minio
+    container_name: minio
+    ports:
+      - "9100:9000"
+      - "9101:9001"
+    environment:
+      MINIO_ROOT_USER: admin
+      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
+    volumes:
+      - minio_data:/data
+    command: server /data --console-address ":9001"
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