
I needed S3 without AWS — MinIO's console redirected to the wrong URL
I wanted an S3 endpoint on my VPS for app uploads and backups. MinIO on Ubuntu 24.04 came up, then the console bounced to the wrong host because MINIO_BROWSER_REDIRECT_URL and X-Forwarded-Proto did not match. Here's that wall and the Nginx split for API vs console.
Jul 3, 2026 · 3 min read


