store-mysql-backups-in-minio.md

Store MySQL Backups in MinIO Server

In this recipe we will learn how to store MySQL backups in MinIO Server.

1. Prerequisites

• Install mc from here.
• Install MinIO Server from here.
• MySQL official doc

2. Configuration Steps

MinIO server is running using alias m1. Follow MinIO client complete guide here for details. MySQL backups are stored in mysqlbkp directory.

Create a bucket.

mc mb m1/mysqlbkp
Bucket created successfully ‘m1/mysqlbkp’.

Continuously mirror local backup to MinIO server.

Continuously mirror mysqlbkp folder recursively to MinIO. Read more on mc mirror here

mc mirror --force --remove --watch mysqlbkp/ m1/mysqlbkp