Implemented AGPL MinIO Object Browser simplified Console

[bexsoft]

What does this do?

New AGPL Object Browser simplified Console

How does it look?

[harshavardhana]

Can we get a new tag after this merge? @cesnietor

[ali2kan]

What was the point of this? You deleted all the functionality and left us with just an annoying popup. Are we supposed to manage minio using only MC moving forward?

[harshavardhana]

What was the point of this? You deleted all the functionality and left us with just an annoying popup. Are we supposed to manage minio using only MC moving forward?

No for UI based administrative use-cases move to https://min.io/download?view=aistor-custom or use mc as a community member.

[harshavardhana]

We initially explored a basic admin UI for the community branch but haven't actively maintained it. Building and supporting separate graphical consoles for the community and commercial branches is substantial. Honestly, it is hard to duplicate this work for the community branch. A whole team is involved in console development alone, including design, UX, front-end, back-end, and pen testing. This commit introduces an enhanced object browser but removes the unmaintained admin UI code.

Unlike the S3 RESTful APIs, admin actions in the console lack equivalent security protections. Without dedicated maintenance, this code risks introducing security vulnerabilities and creating misleading expectations for the community. For context, see past issues like the "Console Filename Masking Vulnerability" and "Metadata Bucket Name Bypass."

We're open to community contributions! If anyone is interested in taking on long-term development and security for the management console, we warmly welcome your pull requests.