Hi Steve, Thanks for raising this. There are various options available [1] now that MinIO is not maintained. For example, I know we previously discussed RustFS [2].
I wonder if it's worth a broader consideration of exactly what the Iceberg project needs here. This should cover both functionality of a replacement for MinIO, but also what the replacement project's governance model and longevity/resilience looks like. For example, I applaud the fork author's intention with this particular fork, but they're one person who could easily get a new job/get bored/overworked, etc, and then we're in the same position again as we are now. thanks, Robin. [1]: https://rmoff.net/2026/01/14/alternatives-to-minio-for-single-node-local-s3/ [2]: https://lists.apache.org/thread/vnw9jonmfcsz6bwojhfch1nmywyl50h3 On Mon, 2 Mar 2026 at 10:42, Steve Loughran <[email protected]> wrote: > > FYI, someone is promising a new maintained minio fork and docker image > > https://blog.vonng.com/en/db/minio-resurrect/ > > Seems legititimate enough to be used as a replacement for the current > minio image for testing; for anything else you'd want to look at the source > before saving your precious data to it. > > Steve >
