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Observed mentions: 2025-05-25 15:33:19 UTC to 2025-10-23 19:57:36 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

0122025-05-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsMay 192025-05-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-02 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments2025-06-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-09 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-06-09 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-16 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-06-16 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-23 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-06-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-30 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-06-30 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-07-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-07-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-07-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-07-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsAug 42025-08-11 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-06 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-13 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-20 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 commentsOct 20

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Well, you can build some parts of it, but the builds aren't the only thing they're removing. Reading some of the Github issues, eg. https://github.com/minio/object-browser/issues/3546: > We initially explored a basic admin UI for the community branch but haven't actively maintained it. Building and supporting separate graphical consoles for the community and commercial branches is substantial. Honestly, it is hard to duplicate this work for the community branch. A whole team is involved in console development, including design, UX, front-end, back-end, and pen testing. This commit introduces an enhanced object browser but removes the unmaintained admin UI code. They deleted the admin UI from the current version of the open-source side. It's time to pay the VCs, the project is being rug-pulled and they're going all in on the enterprise ver
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sion.
In MinIO stops distributing free Docker images
In a move that reminiscent of the change of Redis, they removed all the functionality of the UI of the community version and pointed to the paid version. From the Changelog: (https://github.com/minio/object-browser/blob/master/CHANGELO...) "Deprecated support of accounts & policies management, this can be managed by using mc admin commands. Deprecated support of bucket management, this can be managed by using mc commands. Deprecated support of configuration management, this can be managed by using mc admin config commands. Please refer to the MinIO Client for more information.Deprecated support of accounts & policies management, this can be managed by using mc admin commands. Deprecated support of bucket management, this can be managed by using mc commands. Deprecated support of configuration management, this can be managed by using mc ad
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min config commands. " This PR that removes away all the features in the UI: https://github.com/minio/object-browser/pull/3509 . The discussion around this PR is locked. I think that "Deprecated support" has another meaning. I hate when this kind of things happens.
In MinIO Community version 2.0 is going back to be an object browser only

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