Local development options for DigitalOcean's Spaces

Hi there,

I personally would just use the Spaces directly for local development as well.

If you really need a local S3 storage and using the live Spaces bucket is not an option for you, what you could do is to use a service like MinIO which you can run locally:

https://min.io/

It’s lightweight, easy to set up, and works perfectly for simulating S3 storage in your local environment.

They also have a Docker image that you could use:

1. Pull the MinIO Docker Image: First, pull the MinIO image from Docker Hub:

   docker pull minio/minio
   

2. Run MinIO in a Docker Container: Now, run MinIO in a container with the following command:

   docker run -p 9000:9000 -p 9001:9001 --name minio \
   -e MINIO_ROOT_USER=minioadmin \
   -e MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minioadmin \
   minio/minio server /data --console-address ":9001"
   

   This will:

   • Expose MinIO on localhost:9000 for the S3 API.
   • Start the MinIO admin console on localhost:9001 for easier management.

3. Access the MinIO Console: Open the admin console by visiting http://localhost:9001 in your browser and logging in with the following credentials:

   • Username: minioadmin
   • Password: minioadmin

4. Configure Your Application: In your application, configure the environment variables to point to your local MinIO instance. Here’s an example:

   S3_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:9000
   S3_ACCESS_KEY=minioadmin
   S3_SECRET_KEY=minioadmin
   S3_BUCKET=my-local-bucket
   

You can also check out this tutorial here:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-minio-object-storage-server-in-standalone-mode-on-ubuntu-20-04

Hope that this helps!

- Bobby

Heya,

I’ll also vote for MinIO if you want something for local development, but as Bobby mentioned you can use Spaces directly for local development as well.

Regards