Add a lifecycle expiration rule to a MinIO bucket with mc ilm rule add

domain: min.io · 5 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps

  1. Create a tier first if you intend to transition to remote storage: mc ilm tier add ... (transition-only rules require mc ilm tier).
  2. Add an expiration rule: mc ilm rule add ALIAS/BUCKET --expire-days N to delete objects N days after upload.
  3. Optionally scope the rule to a prefix with --prefix and use --filter to match tags.
  4. List existing rules with mc ilm rule ls ALIAS/BUCKET, and remove with mc ilm rule rm.
  5. Verify the bucket lifecycle configuration with mc ilm rule export ALIAS/BUCKET.

Known gotchas

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