minio/docs/bucket/lifecycle

Bucket Lifecycle Configuration Quickstart Guide

Enable object lifecycle configuration on buckets to setup automatic deletion of objects after a specified number of days or a specified date.

1. Prerequisites

• Install MinIO - MinIO Quickstart Guide.
• Install mc - mc Quickstart Guide

2. Enable bucket lifecycle configuration

• Create a bucket lifecycle configuration which expires the objects under the prefix old/ on 2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z date and the objects under temp/ after 7 days.
• Enable bucket lifecycle configuration using mc:

$ mc ilm import play/testbucket
{
    "Rules": [
        {
            "Expiration": {
                "Date": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
            },
            "ID": "OldPictures",
            "Filter": {
                "Prefix": "old/"
            },
            "Status": "Enabled"
        },
        {
            "Expiration": {
                "Days": 7
            },
            "ID": "TempUploads",
            "Filter": {
                "Prefix": "temp/"
            },
            "Status": "Enabled"
        }
    ]
}

Lifecycle configuration imported successfully to `play/testbucket`.

• List the current settings

$ mc ilm list play/testbucket
     ID     |  Prefix  |  Enabled   | Expiry |  Date/Days   |  Transition  |    Date/Days     |  Storage-Class   |       Tags
------------|----------|------------|--------|--------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------
OldPictures |   old/   |    ✓       |  ✓     |  1 Jan 2020  |     ✗        |                  |                  |
------------|----------|------------|--------|--------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------
TempUploads |  temp/   |    ✓       |  ✓     |   7 day(s)   |     ✗        |                  |                  |
------------|----------|------------|--------|--------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------

Explore Further

• MinIO | Golang Client API Reference
• Object Lifecycle Management