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Set up RustFS

RustFS is an open-source, S3-compatible object storage server. It’s a drop-in alternative to MinIO and works with the same AWS S3 APIs you use in production. You can set up RustFS as a Herd service and use its built-in dashboard to create buckets.
Screenshot of RustFS settings

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Configuration

Before connecting your application to RustFS, create a bucket using the dashboard. Access the dashboard or view service logs via the Herd service configuration.
Screenshot of the RustFS configuration
The console dashboard runs on port+1 — if your RustFS server runs on port 9000, the dashboard is available on port 9001.

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Dashboard

Access the RustFS dashboard via http://localhost:CONSOLE_PORT or by using the dashboard button in the services list. Log in with the default credentials (herd / secretkey) to create your first bucket.
Screenshot of the RustFS dashboard

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Environment Variables

After configuring the service name, port, and autostart options, start the service, log into the dashboard, and create a bucket. Then update your .env file to connect your Laravel application to RustFS:

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HTTPS

If you enable “Serve over HTTPS” in the service configuration, your RustFS instance will be available via a .herd.test domain with a trusted SSL certificate. Update your .env accordingly:
Replace rustfs in the URL with the name of your RustFS service (as shown in Herd). You can find additional information about configuring S3-compatible storage with Laravel in the Laravel documentation.