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+# Minio Operator
+
+Project [here](https://github.com/minio/minio-operator).
+
+MinIO is a high performance, distributed object storage system. It is software-defined, runs on industry standard hardware and is 100% open source under the Apache V2 license.
+
+App Version: Operator 1.0.7, instance 1.0.7
+Plugins: 
+Additional docs for using  and its plugins can be found at $URL
+The containers being used are maintained in the public/apps/minio registry.  These containers ahve not been hardened, but have been retagged.  When available hardened containers will be implemented.
+
+secrets=minio-creds-secret
+
+Usage
+
+Prerequisites
+
+Kubernetes cluster deployed
+Kubernetes config installed in ~/.kube/config
+
+
+
+
+Install kubectl
+brew install kubectl
+Install kustomize
+brew install kustomize
+
+Deployment
+Clone repository
+git clone https://repo1.dsop.io/platform-one/apps/fluentd-elasticsearch.git
+cd fluentd-elasticsearch
+Apply kustomized manifest
+kubectl -k ./
+
+Operations
+By default, this application will use an index prefix name of logstash. To verify and configure the
+index, utilize Kibana Discover.
+The Fluentd inputs and outputs are defined in the ConfigMap resource, which sources from the conf files.
+
+Container Environment Variables
+These variables are patched in via kustomize and may require modifications depending on your
+environment.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Contributing
+Clone repository
+git clone https://repo1.dsop.io/platform-one/apps/fluentd-elasticsearch.git
+Create a feature branch
+git checkout -b <branch>
+Stage and commit changes
+git add .
+git commit -m "Made a change for reasons"
+Push commits to upstream branch
+git push -u origin <branch>
+Create a new merge request