mc admin cluster bucket

Description

The mc admin cluster bucket command and its subcommands provide tools for manually importing and exporting MinIO bucket metadata.

This metadata includes configurations related to features like lifecycle management rules. You can use this metadata as a snapshot of the bucket configuration for restoration later, such as part of BC/DR or backup/restore operations.

You can use this command on individual buckets or on all buckets in a MinIO deployment. For automatic synchronization of all buckets in a deployment to a remote site, use site replication.

The mc admin cluster bucket command has the following subcommands:

Subcommand

Description

import

The mc admin cluster bucket import command imports bucket metadata as created by the mc admin cluster bucket export command.

export

The mc admin cluster bucket export command exports bucket metadata for use with the mc admin cluster bucket import command.

mc admin cluster bucket import

mc admin cluster bucket export

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