🚀 Sync Sphere - Distributed Storage System

This project sets up two standalone MinIO instances behind an Nginx load balancer using Docker Compose.

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📋 Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• Python 3.8+
• pip (Python package manager)

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/sharansukesh1003/distributed-storage-system.git
cd distributed_storage

2️⃣ Create and Activate Python Virtual Environment

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3️⃣ Install Python Dependencies (Optional if you're integrating with Django)

pip install -r requirements.txt

💡 Make sure you add your Django-related dependencies in requirements.txt if needed.

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🚀 Run the Project

docker-compose up -d

This will start:

• MinIO Node 1:

  • API: http://localhost:9000
  • Console: http://localhost:9001

• MinIO Node 2:

  • API: http://localhost:9002
  • Console: http://localhost:9003

• Nginx Load Balancer:

  • http://localhost/80

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🔐 MinIO Credentials

Username: admin
Password: adminpassword

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📌 Notes

• Access MinIO Web Console:

  • Node 1: http://localhost:9001
  • Node 2: http://localhost:9003

• You can create two buckets in each node:

  • files
  • files-backup

• Nginx balances file uploads between nodes using least connections strategy.

• You can configure replication from the MinIO dashboard or via mc CLI.

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✅ Done!

Your local MinIO cluster with load balancing is up and running. Time to integrate it with your Django app or any other project!