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+#!/bin/bash
+# Quick MinIO verification script
+
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "MinIO Production Status Check"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+
+# Get server details from secrets/env
+read -p "Enter your server user@host (e.g., ubuntu@123.45.67.89): " SERVER
+
+echo ""
+echo "Checking MinIO container..."
+ssh $SERVER << 'REMOTE'
+echo "1️⃣ Container Status:"
+docker ps | grep crew-minio-prod
+
+echo ""
+echo "2️⃣ Container Health:"
+docker inspect crew-minio-prod --format='{{.State.Health.Status}}'
+
+echo ""
+echo "3️⃣ Networks:"
+docker inspect crew-minio-prod --format='{{range $k, $v := .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{$k}} {{end}}'
+
+echo ""
+echo "4️⃣ Environment Variables:"
+docker exec crew-minio-prod env | grep MINIO_ | grep -v PASSWORD | grep -v SECRET
+
+echo ""
+echo "5️⃣ Internal Health Check:"
+docker exec crew-minio-prod curl -sf http://localhost:9000/minio/health/live && echo "✅ Healthy" || echo "❌ Unhealthy"
+
+echo ""
+echo "6️⃣ Check if buckets exist:"
+docker exec crew-minio-prod sh -c "
+  if ! command -v mc &> /dev/null; then
+    echo '⚠️  MinIO client not installed yet. Run setup-buckets.sh'
+  else
+    mc alias set local http://localhost:9000 \$MINIO_ROOT_USER \$MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD 2>/dev/null
+    mc ls local/ 2>/dev/null || echo '⚠️  No buckets found. Run setup-buckets.sh'
+  fi
+"
+
+echo ""
+echo "7️⃣ Traefik Routes (if configured):"
+docker inspect crew-minio-prod --format='{{range $k, $v := .Config.Labels}}{{if eq $k "traefik.http.routers.minio-api.rule"}}API: {{$v}}{{end}}{{if eq $k "traefik.http.routers.minio-console.rule"}}Console: {{$v}}{{end}}{{end}}'
+
+echo ""
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Next Steps:"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "1. Run setup-buckets.sh to create application buckets"
+echo "2. Test console access (via SSH tunnel or domain)"
+echo "3. Configure apps to use MinIO"
+echo "4. Migrate images from old server"
+REMOTE
+