---
title: Enabling GitHub Actions with Google Cloud Storage
intro: 'You can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} and use Google Cloud Storage to store data generated by workflow runs.'
permissions: 'Site administrators can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} and configure enterprise settings.'
versions:
  feature: 'actions-ghes-gcp-storage'
type: how_to
topics:
  - Actions
  - Enterprise
  - Infrastructure
  - Storage
shortTitle: Google Cloud Storage
---

{% note %}

**Note:** {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} support for Google Cloud Storage is currently in beta and subject to change.

{% endnote %}

## Prerequisites

Before enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}, make sure you have completed the following steps:

* Create your Google Cloud Storage bucket for storing data generated by workflow runs.
* Create a Google Cloud service account that can access the bucket, and create a Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) key for the service account. For more information, see "[Manage HMAC keys for service accounts](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/authentication/managing-hmackeys)" in the Google Cloud documentation.

  The service account must have the following [Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/access-control/iam-permissions) for the bucket:

  * `storage.objects.create`
  * `storage.objects.get`
  * `storage.objects.list`
  * `storage.objects.update`
  * `storage.objects.delete`
  * `storage.multipartUploads.create`
  * `storage.multipartUploads.abort`
  * `storage.multipartUploads.listParts`
  * `storage.multipartUploads.list`
{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-common-prereqs %}

## Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} with Google Cloud Storage

{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.access-settings %}
{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.management-console %}
{% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.actions %}
{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-enable-checkbox %}
1. Under "Artifact & Log Storage", select **Google Cloud Storage**, and enter your bucket's details:

   * **Service URL**: The service URL for your bucket. This is usually `https://storage.googleapis.com`.
   * **Bucket Name**: The name of your bucket.
   * **HMAC Access Id** and **HMAC Secret**: The Google Cloud access ID and secret for your storage account. For more information, see "[Manage HMAC keys for service accounts](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/authentication/managing-hmackeys)" in the Google Cloud documentation.

   ![Radio button for selecting Google Cloud Storage and fields for configuration](/assets/images/enterprise/management-console/actions-google-cloud-storage.png)
{% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.test-storage-button %}
{% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.save-settings %}

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-postinstall-nextsteps %}