diff --git a/test/s3/basic/s3_test_main.go b/test/s3/basic/s3_test_main.go
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+++ b/test/s3/basic/s3_test_main.go
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+package basic
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/test/s3/testutil"
+)
+
+var testServer *testutil.TestServer
+
+// TestMain sets up and tears down the test environment using weed mini
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	var exitCode int
+
+	fmt.Println("TestMain: Starting test setup...")
+
+	// Check if we should manage the server or use an existing one
+	if os.Getenv("USE_EXTERNAL_SERVER") != "true" {
+		// Start server using weed mini
+		fmt.Println("TestMain: Starting weed mini server...")
+		config := testutil.DefaultServerConfig(nil)
+		config.AccessKey = "some_access_key1"
+		config.SecretKey = "some_secret_key1"
+
+		fmt.Println("TestMain: Setting environment variables...")
+		// Set AWS credentials for tests
+		os.Setenv("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", config.AccessKey)
+		os.Setenv("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", config.SecretKey)
+		os.Setenv("AWS_REGION", "us-east-1")
+		fmt.Printf("TestMain: Set AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=%s, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=%s, AWS_REGION=us-east-1\n",
+			config.AccessKey, strings.Repeat("*", len(config.SecretKey)))
+
+		var err error
+		testServer, err = testutil.StartServer(config)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("TestMain: ERROR - Failed to start test server: %v\n", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		fmt.Println("TestMain: Server started successfully")
+		defer testServer.Stop()
+	}
+
+	// Run tests
+	fmt.Println("TestMain: Running tests...")
+	exitCode = m.Run()
+	fmt.Printf("TestMain: Tests completed with exit code %d\n", exitCode)
+	os.Exit(exitCode)
+}