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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: minio-creds-secret
+type: Opaque
+data:
+  accesskey: bWluaW8= # base 64 encoded "minio" (echo -n 'minio' | base64)
+  secretkey: bWluaW8xMjM= # based 64 encoded "minio123" (echo -n 'minio123' | base64)