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      How to connect to MinIO S3

      This article explains the steps to be followed to connect to a MinIO S3 from Zetaris

      1. Login to Zetaris and on the left hand side pane, under Virtual File Sources click '+' to create a new file source

      2. Provide a name that uniquely identifies the file source (e.g. format: minios3_data) along with description and any optional connectivity parameters.

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      3. You will now be able to see the created file source under Virtual File Sources. To add a table to this, click on '..." next to the file source and select Create Table

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      4. Select the Source Type as File Store and proceed to Step 2

      5. Provide all the required details to successfully establish a connection to the MinIO S3 source:

      • Filesource : Choose the relevant data source from the list of  available options

      • Storage : This will be Amazon S3

      • table Name : Provide the name of the table to be created

      • file path : Specify the path where the file is currently  located in MinIO

      • endpoint : Provide the api endpoint to  connect to the MinIO source

      • access key : Your MinIO username

      • security key : Your MinIO password

      • delimiter : This will be ',' by default

      6. In the Parameters section, it is important to add the below parameter for successful MinIO connectivity :

      • Add useS3PathStyleAccess and set it to true

      • You may optionally add other required parameters such has whether your data contains header, etc as per the data source

      7. Once all the details have been provided and when you click Next, the details are validated and if the connection is successful, you should be able to see a preview of the records from the provided MinIO source.

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      8. Click Create to register your MinIO source table and you will now be able to view the created table under the MinIO S3 file source. 

      Ðata Source Registration via Command

      CREATE LIGHTNING FILESTORE TABLE web_site FROM TPCDS_MINIO FORMAT PARQUET OPTIONS (

          PATH "s3a://api-bucket/TPCDS_DB/web_site/",

         s3Endpoint https://minio-api.cluster-us-south-1-gx3-16-5d5bdf2a4007deba9518ed06620558de-0000.us-south.containers.appdomain.cloud ,

         inferSchema "true",

          header "true",

          useS3PathStyleAccess "true",

          AWSACCESSKEYID "admin",

          AWSSECRETACCESSKEY "admin"

      );