diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/pom.xml b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/pom.xml
index f027f3beab61..a2c740229309 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/pom.xml
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@
       <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
       <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
-      <artifactId>minio</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
       <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/MinIOConfiguration.java b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/S3Configuration.java
similarity index 88%
rename from dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/MinIOConfiguration.java
rename to dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/S3Configuration.java
index 26cf109d0555..e14c373bb234 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/MinIOConfiguration.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/S3Configuration.java
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 
 /**
- * Use this configuration for tests relying on MinIO storage running in a Docker container. e.g. add
- * to test class like `@ContextConfiguration(classes = {MinIODhisConfiguration.class})`
+ * Use this configuration for tests relying on S3 storage running in a Docker container. e.g. add to
+ * test class like `@ContextConfiguration(classes = {S3Configuration.class})`
  *
  * @author david mackessy
  */
 @Configuration
-public class MinIOConfiguration {
+public class S3Configuration {
   @Bean
   public DhisConfigurationProvider dhisConfigurationProvider() {
-    return new MinIOConfigurationProvider(
+    return new S3ConfigurationProvider(
         new TestContainerPostgresConfig().dhisConfigurationProvider().getProperties());
   }
 }
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/MinIOConfigurationProvider.java b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/S3ConfigurationProvider.java
similarity index 54%
rename from dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/MinIOConfigurationProvider.java
rename to dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/S3ConfigurationProvider.java
index fd11d9688fcb..57c77599a116 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/MinIOConfigurationProvider.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-test/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/config/S3ConfigurationProvider.java
@@ -28,44 +28,54 @@
 package org.hisp.dhis.config;
 
 import java.util.Properties;
-import org.testcontainers.containers.MinIOContainer;
-import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.Wait;
 
 /**
- * Config provider for MinIO store usage. It extends the Postgres config to make use of that setup.
+ * Config provider for S3 store usage, backed by a <a
+ * href="https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs">SeaweedFS</a> container with only its S3 gateway
+ * enabled. It extends the Postgres config to make use of that setup.
  *
  * @author david mackessy
  */
-public class MinIOConfigurationProvider extends PostgresDhisConfigurationProvider {
+public class S3ConfigurationProvider extends PostgresDhisConfigurationProvider {
+  private static final String S3_ACCESS_KEY = "testuser";
+  private static final String S3_SECRET_KEY = "testpassword";
+  private static final int S3_PORT = 8333;
+
   private static final String S3_URL;
-  private static final String MINIO_USER = "testuser";
-  private static final String MINIO_PASSWORD = "testpassword";
-  private static final MinIOContainer MIN_IO_CONTAINER;
+  private static final GenericContainer<?> S3_CONTAINER;
 
   static {
-    // Docker Hub no longer serves minio/minio (404 / pull access denied). Official
-    // community images remain on quay.io; Testcontainers requires a compatible substitute.
-    MIN_IO_CONTAINER =
-        new MinIOContainer(
-                DockerImageName.parse("quay.io/minio/minio:RELEASE.2024-07-16T23-46-41Z")
-                    .asCompatibleSubstituteFor("minio/minio"))
-            .withUserName(MINIO_USER)
-            .withPassword(MINIO_PASSWORD);
-    MIN_IO_CONTAINER.start();
-    S3_URL = MIN_IO_CONTAINER.getS3URL();
+    S3_CONTAINER =
+        new GenericContainer<>("chrislusf/seaweedfs:4.47")
+            .withCommand(
+                "server",
+                "-dir=/data",
+                "-s3",
+                "-s3.port.iceberg=0",
+                "-s3.port.lance=0",
+                "-master.telemetry=false")
+            // SeaweedFS registers these as the admin S3 identity.
+            .withEnv("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", S3_ACCESS_KEY)
+            .withEnv("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", S3_SECRET_KEY)
+            .withExposedPorts(S3_PORT)
+            .waitingFor(Wait.forHttp("/healthz").forPort(S3_PORT));
+    S3_CONTAINER.start();
+    S3_URL = "http://" + S3_CONTAINER.getHost() + ":" + S3_CONTAINER.getMappedPort(S3_PORT);
   }
 
-  public MinIOConfigurationProvider(Properties dhisConfig) {
-    setMinIOProperties(dhisConfig);
+  public S3ConfigurationProvider(Properties dhisConfig) {
+    setS3Properties(dhisConfig);
   }
 
-  public void setMinIOProperties(Properties properties) {
+  public void setS3Properties(Properties properties) {
     properties.put("filestore.provider", "s3");
     properties.put("filestore.container", "dhis2");
     properties.put("filestore.location", "eu-west-1");
     properties.put("filestore.endpoint", S3_URL);
-    properties.put("filestore.identity", MINIO_USER);
-    properties.put("filestore.secret", MINIO_PASSWORD);
+    properties.put("filestore.identity", S3_ACCESS_KEY);
+    properties.put("filestore.secret", S3_SECRET_KEY);
     this.properties = properties;
   }
 }
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-test-e2e/config/dhis2_home/dhis.conf b/dhis-2/dhis-test-e2e/config/dhis2_home/dhis.conf
index 825a869f5ea8..a9a9afeb06fd 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-test-e2e/config/dhis2_home/dhis.conf
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-test-e2e/config/dhis2_home/dhis.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ redis.host = redis
 filestore.provider = s3
 filestore.container = dhis2
 filestore.location = eu-west-1
-filestore.endpoint = http://minio:9000
+filestore.endpoint = http://s3:8333
 filestore.identity = root
 filestore.secret = dhisdhis
 
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-test-e2e/docker-compose.yml b/dhis-2/dhis-test-e2e/docker-compose.yml
index fffd2550f732..aa367445cedf 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-test-e2e/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-test-e2e/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
       redis:
         condition: service_started
-      minio:
+      s3:
         condition: service_healthy
 
   db:
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "6379"
 
-  minio:
-    image: quay.io/minio/minio
-    command: server /data --console-address ":9090"
+  s3:
+    image: chrislusf/seaweedfs:4.47
+    command: server -dir=/data -s3 -s3.port.iceberg=0 -s3.port.lance=0 -master.telemetry=false
     ports:
-      - "9000" # minio API
-      - "9090" # minio UI
+      - "8333" # S3 API
     healthcheck:
-      test: [ "CMD", "mc", "ready", "local" ]
+      test: [ "CMD", "wget", "--quiet", "--spider", "http://127.0.0.1:8333/healthz" ]
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
     environment:
-      MINIO_ROOT_USER: root
-      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: dhisdhis
+      # SeaweedFS registers these as the admin S3 identity
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: root
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: dhisdhis
 
   selenium:
     image: "selenium/standalone-chrome:latest"
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/app/AppManagerMinIOTest.java b/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/app/AppManagerS3Test.java
similarity index 96%
rename from dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/app/AppManagerMinIOTest.java
rename to dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/app/AppManagerS3Test.java
index ad07fe1528ea..591b772122ef 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/app/AppManagerMinIOTest.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/app/AppManagerS3Test.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 import org.hisp.dhis.appmanager.ResourceResult.Redirect;
 import org.hisp.dhis.appmanager.ResourceResult.ResourceFound;
 import org.hisp.dhis.appmanager.ResourceResult.ResourceNotFound;
-import org.hisp.dhis.config.MinIOConfiguration;
+import org.hisp.dhis.config.S3Configuration;
 import org.hisp.dhis.test.integration.IntegrationTestBase;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 
 /**
- * Test class configured for use cases when DHIS2 is configured to use MinIO storage. The default
+ * Test class configured for use cases when DHIS2 is configured to use S3 storage. The default
  * storage is the local filesystem.
  */
-@ContextConfiguration(classes = {MinIOConfiguration.class})
-class AppManagerMinIOTest extends IntegrationTestBase {
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = {S3Configuration.class})
+class AppManagerS3Test extends IntegrationTestBase {
 
   @Autowired AppManager appManager;
 
   @Test
-  @DisplayName("Can install and then update an App using MinIO storage")
-  void canUpdateAppUsingMinIOStorageTest() throws IOException {
+  @DisplayName("Can install and then update an App using S3 storage")
+  void canUpdateAppUsingS3StorageTest() throws IOException {
     // install an app for the 1st time (version 1)
     AppStatus appStatus =
         appManager.installApp(
diff --git a/dhis-2/pom.xml b/dhis-2/pom.xml
index 4dffa6c2dcad..03f7b3f9fa49 100644
--- a/dhis-2/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/pom.xml
@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@
     <javax.persistence-api.version>2.2</javax.persistence-api.version>
 
     <!-- Maven plugin versions -->
-    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    <!-- Surefire 3.6.0 treats groups/excludedGroups as JUnit 4 categories (not JUnit Platform tags)
+         when junit:junit is on the test classpath, which breaks the unit/integration test profiles -->
+    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.6</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.15.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven-exec-plugin.version>3.6.4</maven-exec-plugin.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-resources-plugin.version>
@@ -1756,11 +1758,6 @@
         <artifactId>jdbc</artifactId>
         <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
-        <artifactId>minio</artifactId>
-        <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
 
       <!-- Monitoring -->
       <dependency>