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Outdated minio client instructions #200

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Description

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Describe the defect
The commands for configuring minio client have changed and the current instructions are incorrect. They reference CLI subcommands that are no longer valid.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Install minio mc command line
  2. Go to https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-object-storage?topic=cloud-object-storage-minio
  3. Attempt to set up a new mc host according to the documentation
  4. See error

Expected behavior
The command should be mc alias set and not mc config host add

mc alias set sno-upload https://s3.us-south.cloud-object-storage.appdomain.cloud XXXXXXXX YYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Added `sno-upload` successfully.

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Tested on both macos and Ubuntu

  • OS: macOS 26

  • Browser : N/A

  • Version: mc version RELEASE.2025-07-21T05-28-08Z

  • OS: macOS Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS

  • Browser : N/A

  • Version: mc version RELEASE.2025-07-21T05-28-08Z

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