It replaces one important features of crashplan --> Backup to a friend drive
Duplicati could already do this using FTP, webdav, … But it’s more complicated. For FTP ou need to open 2 ports, create a user,… Webdav is also available but depending on the server you have to edit a config file…
With minio, it’s simpler. There is only one binary file. only one port, no config file to edit for a simple usage and the only command is:
"minio server C:\storage_dir"
That’s all you have to know. Then just copy paste de API key.
Issue is to create a service under windows or linux to start it.
You could bundle minio with duplicati to create a perfect crashplan replacement.