---
title: Enabling GitHub Actions with MinIO Gateway for NAS storage
intro: 'You can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} and use MinIO Gateway for NAS storage to store data generated by workflow runs.'
permissions: 'Site administrators can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} and configure enterprise settings.'
versions:
  ghes: '*'
type: how_to
topics:
  - Actions
  - Enterprise
  - Infrastructure
  - Storage
redirect_from:
  - /admin/github-actions/enabling-github-actions-with-minio-gateway-for-nas-storage
shortTitle: MinIO Gateway for NAS storage
---

{% warning %}

**Warning**: MinIO has announced removal of MinIO Gateways. Starting June 1st, 2022, support and bug fixes for the current MinIO NAS Gateway implementation will only be available for paid customers via their LTS support contract. If you want to continue using MinIO Gateways with {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}, we recommend moving to MinIO LTS support. For more information, see [Scheduled removal of MinIO Gateway for GCS, Azure, HDFS](https://github.com/minio/minio/issues/14331) in the minio/minio repository.

{% endwarning %}

## Prerequisites

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

* To avoid resource contention on the appliance, we recommend that MinIO be hosted separately from {% data variables.product.product_location %}.
* Create your bucket for storing workflow data. To set up your bucket and access key, see the [MinIO documentation](https://docs.min.io/docs/minio-gateway-for-nas.html). {% indented_data_reference reusables.actions.enterprise-s3-permission spaces=2 %}
  
{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-common-prereqs %}

## Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} with MinIO Gateway for NAS storage

{% data reusables.enterprise_installation.ssh-into-instance %}
{% data reusables.actions.perform-blob-storage-precheck %}
{% 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 URL to your MinIO service. For example, `https://my-minio.example:9000`.
   * **AWS S3 Bucket**: The name of your S3 bucket.
   * **AWS S3 Access Key** and **AWS S3 Secret Key**: The `MINIO_ACCESS_KEY` and `MINIO_SECRET_KEY` used for your MinIO instance. For more information, see the [MinIO documentation](https://docs.min.io/docs/minio-gateway-for-nas.html).

   ![Radio button for selecting Amazon S3 Storage and fields for MinIO configuration](/assets/images/enterprise/management-console/actions-minio-s3-storage.png)
1. Under "Artifact & Log Storage", select **Force path style**.
   ![Checkbox to Force path style](/assets/images/enterprise/management-console/actions-minio-force-path-style.png)
{% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.save-settings %}

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