---
title: Getting started with GitHub Actions for GitHub Enterprise Server
intro: 'Learn about enabling and configuring {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} for the first time.'
permissions: 'Site administrators can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} and configure enterprise settings.'
redirect_from:
  - /enterprise/admin/github-actions/enabling-github-actions-and-configuring-storage
  - /admin/github-actions/enabling-github-actions-and-configuring-storage
versions:
  enterprise-server: '>=2.22'
---

{% if currentVersion == "enterprise-server@2.22" %}
{% note %}

**Note:** {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} support on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} 2.22 is a limited public beta. Review the external storage requirements below and [sign up for the beta](https://resources.github.com/beta-signup/).

{% endnote %}
{% endif %}

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-github-hosted-runners %}

{% if currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.22" %}

This article explains how site administrators can configure {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to use {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}. It covers the hardware and software requirements, presents the storage options, and describes the security management policies.

### Review hardware considerations

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-hardware-considerations %}

{% endif %}

### External storage requirements

To enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, you must have access to external blob storage.

{% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} uses blob storage to store artifacts generated by workflow runs, such as workflow logs and user-uploaded build artifacts. The amount of storage required depends on your usage of {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}. Only a single external storage configuration is supported, and you can't use multiple storage providers at the same time.

{% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} supports these storage providers:

* Azure Blob storage
* Amazon S3
* S3-compatible MinIO Gateway for NAS

{% note %}

**Note:** These are the only storage providers that {% data variables.product.company_short %} supports and can provide assistance with. Other S3 API-compatible storage providers are unlikely to work due to differences from the S3 API. [Contact us](https://support.github.com/contact) to request support for additional storage providers.

{% endnote %}

{% if currentVersion == "enterprise-server@2.22" %}

#### Amazon S3 permissions

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-s3-permission %}

### Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}

{% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} support on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} 2.22 is a limited public beta. [Sign up for the beta](https://resources.github.com/beta-signup/).

### Further reading

- "Hardware considerations" for your platform in "[Setting up a {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} instance](/enterprise/admin/installation/setting-up-a-github-enterprise-server-instance)"

{% endif %}

{% if currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.22" %}

### Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} with your storage provider

Follow one of the procedures below to enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} with your chosen storage provider:

* [Enabling GitHub Actions with Azure Blob storage](/admin/github-actions/enabling-github-actions-with-azure-blob-storage)
* [Enabling GitHub Actions with Amazon S3 storage](/admin/github-actions/enabling-github-actions-with-amazon-s3-storage)
* [Enabling GitHub Actions with MinIO Gateway for NAS storage](/admin/github-actions/enabling-github-actions-with-minio-gateway-for-nas-storage)

### Managing access permissions for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} in your enterprise

You can use policies to manage access to {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}. For more information, see "[Enforcing GitHub Actions policies for your enterprise](/admin/github-actions/enforcing-github-actions-policies-for-your-enterprise)."

### Adding self-hosted runners

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-github-hosted-runners %}

To run {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} workflows, you need to add self-hosted runners. You can add self-hosted runners at the enterprise, organization, or repository levels. For more information, see "[Adding self-hosted runners](/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/adding-self-hosted-runners)."

### Managing which actions can be used in your enterprise

You can control which actions your users are allowed to use in your enterprise. This includes setting up {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} for automatic access to actions from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, or manually syncing actions from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.

For more information, see "[About using actions on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}](/admin/github-actions/about-using-actions-on-github-enterprise-server)."

### General security hardening for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} 

If you want to learn more about security practices for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}, see "[Security hardening for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}](/actions/learn-github-actions/security-hardening-for-github-actions)."

{% endif %}