diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29d0c7b..6d14dfa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,10 +82,22 @@ Example:
 
 ```yaml
 minio_server_datadirs:
-  - '/minio-data'
-
-minio_server_args:
-  - 'https://server{1...4}/minio-data'
+  - '/mnt/disk1'
+  - '/mnt/disk2'
+  - '/mnt/disk3'
+  - '/mnt/disk4'
+
+minio_server_pools:
+  -
+    - 'https://server-example-pool1:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+    - 'https://server{1...2}-pool1:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+    - 'https://server3-pool1:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+    - 'https://server4-pool1:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+  -
+    - 'https://server-example-pool2:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+    - 'https://server{1...2}-pool2:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+    - 'https://server3-pool2:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+    - 'https://server4-pool2:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
 ```
 
 Additional environment variables to be set in MinIO server environment
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 83c702d..da12445 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ minio_client_bin: /usr/local/bin/mc
 minio_hostname: "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
 
 # MinIO release to install.
-minio_server_release: "RELEASE.2022-08-25T07-17-05Z"
+minio_server_release: "RELEASE.2024-01-05T22-17-24Z"
 
 # MinIO client release to install.
-minio_client_release: "RELEASE.2022-08-23T05-45-20Z"
+minio_client_release: "RELEASE.2024-01-05T05-04-32Z"
 
 # Runtime user and group for the MinIO server service
 minio_user: minio
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ minio_server_envfile: /etc/default/minio
 # Directory to store minio config. Will default to minio_user/.minio if not defined
 minio_config_dir: "/etc/minio"
 
+# Minio configuration file
+minio_server_config_file: "{{ minio_config_dir }}/config.yml"
+
 # Minio server ip/fqdn and port. This makes up the server_addr below
 minio_server_ip: ""
 minio_server_port: "9000"
@@ -43,6 +46,14 @@ minio_server_make_datadirs: true
 minio_server_args:
   - /var/lib/minio
 
+# MinIO server pools list.
+minio_server_pools:
+  -
+    - 'https://server-example-pool1:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+    - 'https://server{1...2}-pool1:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+    - 'https://server3-pool1:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+    - 'https://server4-pool1:9000/mnt/disk{1...4}/'
+
 # Additional environment variables to be set in minio server environment
 minio_server_env_extra: |
   MINIO_SITE_REGION=""
@@ -61,3 +72,4 @@ minio_install_client: true
 
 # TODO: in future
 minio_enable_ssl: false
+minio_cert_dir: "{{ minio_config_dir }}/certs"
diff --git a/tasks/install-server.yml b/tasks/install-server.yml
index 773abda..1c5f810 100644
--- a/tasks/install-server.yml
+++ b/tasks/install-server.yml
@@ -13,16 +13,6 @@
     _minio_server_download_url: "{{ _minio_server_download_base_url }}/archive/minio.{{ minio_server_release }}"
   when: minio_server_release | length > 0
 
-- name: "Append the MinIO console addr to minio_server_opts variable"
-  set_fact:
-    minio_server_opts: "--console-address {{ minio_console_addr }} {{ minio_server_opts }}"
-  when: minio_console_addr | length > 1
-
-- name: "Append the MinIO config directory var to minio_server_opts"
-  set_fact:
-    minio_server_opts: "--config-dir {{ minio_config_dir }} {{ minio_server_opts }}"
-  when: minio_config_dir | length > 0
-
 - name: Create MinIO group
   group:
     name: "{{ minio_group }}"
@@ -68,6 +58,24 @@
     mode: 0640
   notify: restart minio
 
+- name: Create the MinIO config dir
+  file:
+    path: "{{ minio_config_dir }}"
+    owner: "{{ minio_user }}"
+    group: "{{ minio_group }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+  when: minio_config_dir is defined
+
+- name: Generate the MinIO server config file
+  template:
+    src: minio.config.j2
+    dest: "{{ minio_server_config_file }}"
+    owner: "{{ minio_user }}"
+    group: "{{ minio_group }}"
+    mode: 0640
+  notify: restart minio
+
 - name: Create the MinIO server systemd config
   template:
     src: minio.service.j2
@@ -90,15 +98,6 @@
   when: ansible_service_mgr != "systemd"
   notify: restart minio
 
-- name: Create the MinIO config dir
-  file:
-    path: "{{ minio_config_dir }}"
-    owner: "{{ minio_user }}"
-    group: "{{ minio_group }}"
-    state: directory
-    mode: 0755
-  when: minio_config_dir is defined
-
 - name: Enable and start the MinIO service
   service:
     name: minio
diff --git a/templates/minio.config.j2 b/templates/minio.config.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7412cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/minio.config.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: v1
+address: '{{ minio_server_addr }}'
+rootUser: '{{ minio_root_username }}'
+rootPassword: '{{ minio_root_password }}'
+console-address: '{{ minio_console_addr }}'
+certs-dir: '{{ minio_cert_dir }}'
+pools:
+{{ minio_server_pools | to_nice_yaml(indent=2) }}
diff --git a/templates/minio.env.j2 b/templates/minio.env.j2
index d77bd79..63defec 100644
--- a/templates/minio.env.j2
+++ b/templates/minio.env.j2
@@ -1,21 +1,3 @@
 {{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 
-# MinIO local/remote volumes.
-{% if minio_server_args | length > 0 %}
-MINIO_VOLUMES="{{ minio_server_args | join(' ') }}"
-{% endif %}
-
-# MinIO CLI options.
-MINIO_OPTS="--address {{ minio_server_addr }} {{ minio_server_opts }}"
-
-{% if minio_root_username %}
-# Root User of the server.
-MINIO_ROOT_USER="{{ minio_root_username }}"
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if minio_root_password %}
-# Root Password of the server.
-MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD="{{ minio_root_password }}"
-{% endif %}
-
 {{ minio_server_env_extra }}
diff --git a/templates/minio.init.j2 b/templates/minio.init.j2
index 70a3def..2a8bcaf 100644
--- a/templates/minio.init.j2
+++ b/templates/minio.init.j2
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ USER="{{ minio_user }}"
 [ -r "{{ minio_server_envfile }}" ] && . {{ minio_server_envfile }}
 
 # Set the DAEMON_ARGS variable
-DAEMON_ARGS="server $MINIO_OPTS"
+DAEMON_ARGS="server --config {{ minio_server_config_file }}"
 
 # Specifies the maximum file descriptor number that can be opened by this process
 ulimit -n 65536
diff --git a/templates/minio.service.j2 b/templates/minio.service.j2
index 996ea0a..55e1543 100644
--- a/templates/minio.service.j2
+++ b/templates/minio.service.j2
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ User={{ minio_user }}
 Group={{ minio_group }}
 
 EnvironmentFile=-{{ minio_server_envfile }}
-ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c "if [ -z \"${MINIO_VOLUMES}\" ]; then echo \"Variable MINIO_VOLUMES not set in {{ minio_server_envfile }}\"; exit 1; fi"
-ExecStart={{ minio_server_bin }} server $MINIO_OPTS $MINIO_VOLUMES
+ExecStart={{ minio_server_bin }} server --config {{ minio_server_config_file }}
 
 # Let systemd always restart this service, in limits defined by StartLimitIntervalSec and StartLimitBurst.
 Restart=always