---
title: Enabling GitHub Actions with Amazon S3 storage
intro: 'You can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} and use Amazon S3 storage to store artifacts generated by workflow runs.'
permissions: 'Site administrators can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} and configure enterprise settings.'
versions:
  ghes: '>=3.0'
topics:
  - Enterprise
redirect_from:
  - /admin/github-actions/enabling-github-actions-with-amazon-s3-storage
shortTitle: Amazon S3 storage
---
## Prerequisites

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-s3-support-warning %}

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

* Create your Amazon S3 bucket for storing artifacts generated by workflow runs. {% indented_data_reference reusables.actions.enterprise-s3-permission spaces=2 %}
  
{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-common-prereqs %}

## Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} with Amazon S3 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 **Amazon S3**, and enter your storage bucket's details:

   * **AWS Service URL**: The service URL for your bucket. For example, if your S3 bucket was created in the `us-west-2` region, this value should be `https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com`.

     For more information, see "[AWS service endpoints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html)" in the AWS documentation.
   * **AWS S3 Bucket**: The name of your S3 bucket.
   * **AWS S3 Access Key** and **AWS S3 Secret Key**: The AWS access key ID and secret key for your bucket. For more information on managing AWS access keys, see the "[AWS Identity and Access Management Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iam/index.html)."

   ![Radio button for selecting Amazon S3 Storage and fields for S3 configuration](/assets/images/enterprise/management-console/actions-aws-s3-storage.png)
{% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.save-settings %}

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