---
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'
---

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-beta %}

{% 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.

{% endif %}

### Review hardware considerations

{% if currentVersion == "enterprise-server@2.22" or currentVersion == "enterprise-server@3.0" %}

{% note %}

**Note**: {% if currentVersion == "enterprise-server@2.22" %}{% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} was available for {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} 2.22 as a limited beta. {% endif %}If you're upgrading an existing {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} instance to 3.0 or later and want to configure {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}, note that the minimum hardware requirements have increased. For more information, see "[Upgrading {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}](/admin/enterprise-management/upgrading-github-enterprise-server#about-minimum-requirements-for-github-enterprise-server-30-and-later)."

{% endnote %}

{% endif %}

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

For more information about resource requirements for {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, see the hardware considerations for your instance's platform.

- [AWS](/admin/installation/installing-github-enterprise-server-on-aws#hardware-considerations)
- [Azure](/admin/installation/installing-github-enterprise-server-on-azure#hardware-considerations)
- [Google Cloud Platform](/admin/installation/installing-github-enterprise-server-on-google-cloud-platform#hardware-considerations)
- [Hyper-V](/admin/installation/installing-github-enterprise-server-on-hyper-v#hardware-considerations)
- [OpenStack KVM](/admin/installation/installing-github-enterprise-server-on-openstack-kvm#hardware-considerations)
- [VMware](/admin/installation/installing-github-enterprise-server-on-vmware#hardware-considerations)
- [XenServer](/admin/installation/installing-github-enterprise-server-on-xenserver#hardware-considerations)

{% data reusables.enterprise_installation.about-adjusting-resources %}

### 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 was available as a limited beta. To configure {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} for your instance, upgrade to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} 3.0 or later. For more information, see the [{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} 3.0 release notes](/enterprise-server@3.0/admin/release-notes) and "[Upgrading {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}](/admin/enterprise-management/upgrading-github-enterprise-server)."

### 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 %}