# MinIO Multi-Tenant Deployment 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/) This topic provides commands to set up different configurations of hosts, nodes, and drives. The examples provided here can be used as a starting point for other configurations. 1. [Standalone Deployment](#standalone-deployment) 2. [Distributed Deployment](#distributed-deployment) 3. [Cloud Scale Deployment](#cloud-scale-deployment) ## 1. Standalone Deployment To host multiple tenants on a single machine, run one MinIO Server per tenant with a dedicated HTTPS port, configuration, and data directory. ### 1.1 Host Multiple Tenants on a Single Drive Use the following commands to host 3 tenants on a single drive: ```sh minio server --address :9001 /data/tenant1 minio server --address :9002 /data/tenant2 minio server --address :9003 /data/tenant3 ``` ![Example-1](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/screenshots/Example-1.jpg?raw=true) ### 1.2 Host Multiple Tenants on Multiple Drives (Erasure Code) Use the following commands to host 3 tenants on multiple drives: ```sh minio server --address :9001 /disk1/data/tenant1 /disk2/data/tenant1 /disk3/data/tenant1 /disk4/data/tenant1 minio server --address :9002 /disk1/data/tenant2 /disk2/data/tenant2 /disk3/data/tenant2 /disk4/data/tenant2 minio server --address :9003 /disk1/data/tenant3 /disk2/data/tenant3 /disk3/data/tenant3 /disk4/data/tenant3 ``` ![Example-2](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/screenshots/Example-2.jpg?raw=true) ## 2. Distributed Deployment To host multiple tenants in a distributed environment, run several distributed MinIO Server instances concurrently. ### 2.1 Host Multiple Tenants on Multiple Drives (Erasure Code) Use the following commands to host 3 tenants on a 4-node distributed configuration: ```sh export MINIO_ACCESS_KEY= export MINIO_SECRET_KEY= minio server --address :9001 http://192.168.10.11/data/tenant1 http://192.168.10.12/data/tenant1 http://192.168.10.13/data/tenant1 http://192.168.10.14/data/tenant1 export MINIO_ACCESS_KEY= export MINIO_SECRET_KEY= minio server --address :9002 http://192.168.10.11/data/tenant2 http://192.168.10.12/data/tenant2 http://192.168.10.13/data/tenant2 http://192.168.10.14/data/tenant2 export MINIO_ACCESS_KEY= export MINIO_SECRET_KEY= minio server --address :9003 http://192.168.10.11/data/tenant3 http://192.168.10.12/data/tenant3 http://192.168.10.13/data/tenant3 http://192.168.10.14/data/tenant3 ``` **Note:** Execute the commands on all 4 nodes. ![Example-3](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/screenshots/Example-3.jpg?raw=true) **Note**: On distributed systems, credentials must be defined and exported using the `MINIO_ACCESS_KEY` and `MINIO_SECRET_KEY` environment variables. If a domain is required, it must be specified by defining and exporting the `MINIO_DOMAIN` environment variable. ## Cloud Scale Deployment A container orchestration platform (e.g. Kubernetes, DC/OS, or Docker Swarm) is recommended for large-scale, multi-tenant MinIO deployments. See the [MinIO Deployment Quickstart Guide](https://docs.min.io/docs/minio-deployment-quickstart-guide) to get started with MinIO on orchestration platforms.