diff --git a/test/minio/minio.yaml b/test/minio/minio.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ae7878b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/minio/minio.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+# Copyright 2017 the Velero contributors.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: The RamenDR authors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: minio
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  namespace: minio
+  name: minio-config-pvc
+  labels:
+    component: minio
+spec:
+  accessModes: ["ReadWriteOnce"]
+  storageClassName: "rook-ceph-block"
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 10Gi
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  namespace: minio
+  name: minio-storage-pvc
+  labels:
+    component: minio
+spec:
+  accessModes: ["ReadWriteOnce"]
+  storageClassName: "rook-ceph-block"
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 10Gi
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  namespace: minio
+  name: minio
+  labels:
+    component: minio
+spec:
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      component: minio
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        component: minio
+    spec:
+      volumes:
+        - name: storage
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: minio-storage-pvc
+            readOnly: false
+        - name: config
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: minio-config-pvc
+            readOnly: false
+      containers:
+        - name: minio
+          image: minio/minio:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          args:
+            - server
+            - /storage
+            - --config-dir=/config
+          env:
+            - name: MINIO_ACCESS_KEY
+              value: "minio"
+            - name: MINIO_SECRET_KEY
+              value: "minio123"
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 9000
+              hostPort: 9000
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: storage
+              mountPath: "/storage"
+            - name: config
+              mountPath: "/config"
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  namespace: minio
+  name: minio
+  labels:
+    component: minio
+spec:
+  type: NodePort
+  ports:
+    - port: 9000
+      targetPort: 9000
+      protocol: TCP
+      nodePort: 30000
+  selector:
+    component: minio
+---
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  namespace: minio
+  name: minio-setup
+  labels:
+    component: minio
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      name: minio-setup
+    spec:
+      restartPolicy: OnFailure
+      volumes:
+        - name: config
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: minio-config-pvc
+            readOnly: false
+      containers:
+        - name: mc
+          image: minio/mc:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          command:
+            - /bin/sh
+            - -c
+            - "mc --config-dir=/config config host add ramen http://minio:9000
+               minio minio123 && mc --config-dir=/config mb -p ramen/bucket"
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: config
+              mountPath: "/config"
diff --git a/test/minio/start b/test/minio/start
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..89296fa2c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/minio/start
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S python3 -u
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: The RamenDR authors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import sys
+
+import drenv
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+    print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} cluster")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+cluster = sys.argv[1]
+
+drenv.log_progress("Deploying minio")
+drenv.kubectl("apply", "--filename", "minio/minio.yaml", profile=cluster)
+
+drenv.log_progress("Waiting until minio is rolled out")
+drenv.kubectl(
+    "rollout", "status", "deployment/minio",
+    "--namespace", "minio",
+    "--timeout", "180s",
+    profile=cluster,
+)
diff --git a/test/regional-dr.yaml b/test/regional-dr.yaml
index dcd33f5bec..c93f1b19cb 100644
--- a/test/regional-dr.yaml
+++ b/test/regional-dr.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ profiles:
     scripts:
       - file: olm/start
       - file: rook/start
+      - file: minio/start
   - name: "dr2"
     network: default
     extra_disks: 1
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ profiles:
     scripts:
       - file: olm/start
       - file: rook/start
+      - file: minio/start
   - name: "hub"
     network: default
     scripts: