February 13, 2026
Buckets of drama
MinIO repository is no longer maintained
MinIO taps out: community splits between Ceph moves and “just fork it” vibes
TLDR: MinIO’s GitHub now says the open-source repo isn’t maintained, nudging users toward AIStor. Comments split between “we saw this coming” and urgent migrations to Ceph or other tools, with loud calls for a community fork and local dev options—big news for anyone self-hosting storage.
Storage fans woke up to a plot twist: MinIO slapped a bold “THIS REPOSITORY IS NO LONGER MAINTAINED” on its GitHub, pointing folks to AIStor Free and AIStor Enterprise. Cue the comment section meltdown. One camp says “not surprised”—they’d already clocked the pivot to a closed repo, linking past threads and sighing “we knew.” Another camp is in full scramble mode, trading alternatives like Garage, RustFS, and SeaweedFS, while asking, “Any good options for local dev?” Meanwhile, a hardcore self-hoster flexed: they’re migrating a whopping ~120TB to a Ceph cluster, blasting at 420MB/s and calling it scary-but-worth-it. The vibe? Trust vs. complexity. Some want a community fork yesterday; others worry a fork without a team is just a meme. The AGPL license (a strong copyleft that requires sharing changes) gets namedropped, with folks noting it doesn’t guarantee support—aka, you’re on your own. Jokes fly about “S3-compatible breakups,” “Ceph as the Dark Souls of storage,” and “pour one out for buckets.” It’s equal parts practical advice, spicy nostalgia, and open-source heartbreak.
Key Points
- •A README update to the MinIO GitHub repository declares the repository is no longer maintained.
- •Previous “Maintenance Mode” wording was removed and replaced with a clear note about end of maintenance.
- •The README recommends AIStor Free (free license, standalone) and AIStor Enterprise (distributed, commercial support) as alternatives.
- •Links to download (AIStor Free) and pricing (AIStor Enterprise) pages are provided.
- •The README reiterates AGPLv3 obligations for MinIO usage and states there is no obligation to support, maintain, or warrant the work.