puq-docker-minio-deploy

Workflow Name

puq-docker-minio-deploy

Key Features and Highlights

This workflow, built on the n8n automation platform, delivers a comprehensive API backend system for managing and deploying Docker-based MinIO storage services. It integrates full lifecycle management of Docker containers—including creation, startup, shutdown, disk mounting, and unmounting—supports MinIO user management and version querying, and automatically configures Nginx reverse proxy with access control. Triggered via Webhook and executing commands remotely over SSH, this workflow achieves a high degree of automation and flexible remote operations.

Core Problems Addressed

• Automates the management of MinIO Docker containers and related resources, significantly reducing manual deployment and maintenance efforts.
• Enables remote operation and monitoring of storage services through API interfaces, enhancing management efficiency.
• Automatically configures Nginx proxy and access controls to ensure service security and flexible access.
• Resolves container disk mounting and data persistence challenges to guarantee data integrity and service stability.

Use Cases

• Cloud storage service providers requiring rapid deployment and management of multiple MinIO instances.
• Backend API support for automated customer storage service management when using WHMCS or WISECP.
• IT operations teams needing to remotely manage MinIO services and access permissions in Docker environments at scale.
• Integration of storage service monitoring, log viewing, and version management into automated operation and maintenance systems.

Main Workflow Steps

1. API Request Reception: Receives management commands from WHMCS/WISECP modules via a Webhook secured with Basic Authentication.
2. Parameter Validation: Verifies that the server_domain parameter matches expected values to prevent unauthorized operations.
3. Conditional Branching: Routes requests to different execution paths based on commands such as create, start, stop, mount disk, or modify plan.
4. Docker Operations Execution: Executes corresponding bash scripts remotely over SSH to manage Docker containers (start, stop, deploy docker-compose, mount image files, etc.).
5. Automated Nginx Configuration: Generates and copies Nginx configuration files, sets up access control lists, and reloads Nginx configuration within Docker containers.
6. MinIO Management: Runs commands to query MinIO version and retrieve user lists, providing real-time service status feedback.
7. Status Response: Returns execution results to the caller, supporting error handling and detailed log output.

Involved Systems and Services

• Docker container environment
• MinIO distributed object storage
• Nginx reverse proxy with access control
• SSH remote command execution
• WHMCS/WISECP (via API calls)
• n8n automation workflow platform

Target Users and Value

• Cloud service operators and hosting providers, facilitating rapid setup and management of object storage services.
• IT operations engineers, enabling remote automated management via APIs to improve operational efficiency and service security.
• Software developers and system integrators, simplifying integration of storage service management into customer management systems like WHMCS/WISECP.
• Internal enterprise technical teams, reducing deployment complexity and standardizing operation and maintenance processes.

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This workflow provides a powerful automated deployment and management backend for MinIO, leveraging best practices with Docker and Nginx to help users achieve efficient, reliable, and secure cloud storage service management. Its comprehensive API interface and extensive container operation commands also make it well-suited for multi-tenant environments and large-scale deployment scenarios.