Setting Up a MinIO CDN with Nginx Reverse Proxy on Docker

📰 Dev.to · Vineeth N Krishnan

Learn to set up a self-hosted S3-compatible CDN with MinIO, Docker Compose, and Nginx to improve content delivery and security

intermediate Published 22 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Install Docker and Docker Compose on your system
  2. Pull the MinIO and Nginx images using Docker
  3. Configure Nginx as a reverse proxy for MinIO
  4. Set up presigned URLs for secure content access
  5. Test the CDN setup using a sample application
Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and developers can benefit from this setup to improve content delivery and security for their applications

Key Insight

💡 Using a reverse proxy with Nginx can improve the security and performance of your MinIO CDN

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Key Takeaways

Learn to set up a self-hosted S3-compatible CDN with MinIO, Docker Compose, and Nginx to improve content delivery and security

Full Article

A practical walkthrough for self-hosting an S3-compatible CDN with MinIO, Docker Compose, and Nginx - including the small config bits everyone seems to miss until presigned URLs start failing.
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