docs/content/admin/managing-github-actions-for-your-enterprise/enabling-github-actions-for-github-enterprise-server/enabling-github-actions-with-azure-blob-storage.md

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Enabling GitHub Actions with Azure Blob storage	You can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} and use Azure Blob storage to store data generated by workflow runs.	Site administrators can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} and configure enterprise settings.	ghes *	how_to	Actions Enterprise Infrastructure Storage	/admin/github-actions/enabling-github-actions-with-azure-blob-storage /admin/github-actions/enabling-github-actions-for-github-enterprise-server/enabling-github-actions-with-azure-blob-storage	Azure Blob storage

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-storage-about %}

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-storage-about-oidc %}

Prerequisites

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

• Create your Azure storage account for storing workflow data. {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} stores its data as block blobs, and two storage account types are supported:

  • A general-purpose storage account (also known as general-purpose v1 or general-purpose v2) using the standard performance tier.

    Warning

    Using the premium performance tier with a general-purpose storage account is not supported. The standard performance tier must be selected when creating the storage account, and it cannot be changed later.

  • A BlockBlobStorage storage account, which uses the premium performance tier.

  For more information on Azure storage account types and performance tiers, see the Azure documentation. {% data reusables.actions.enterprise-common-prereqs %} {% data reusables.actions.enterprise-oidc-prereqs %}

Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} with Azure Blob storage using OIDC (recommended)

To configure {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to use OIDC with an Azure storage account, you must first register a Microsoft Entra ID (previously known as Azure AD) application with OIDC credentials, then configure your storage account, and finally configure {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to access the storage container using the Entra ID.

1. Register an Entra ID application

1. Log in to the Microsoft Entra admin center.

2. Register a new application in Entra ID. For more information, see Quickstart: Register an application with the Microsoft identity platform on Microsoft Learn.

3. In your Entra ID application, under "Essentials", take note of the values for "Application (client) ID" and "Directory (tenant) ID". These values are used later.

   

4. In your Entra ID application, under "Manage", click Certificates & secrets, select the Federated credentials tab, then click Add credential.

   

5. Enter the following details for the credential:

   1. For "Federated credential scenario", select Other issuer.

   2. For "Issuer", enter https://HOSTNAME/_services/token, where HOSTNAME is the public hostname for {% data variables.location.product_location_enterprise %}. For example, https://my-ghes-host.example.com/_services/token.

   3. For "Subject identifier", enter the public hostname for {% data variables.location.product_location_enterprise %}. For example, my-ghes-host.example.com.

      Note

      The subject identifier must only have the hostname of {% data variables.location.product_location_enterprise %}, and must not include the protocol.

   4. For "Name", enter a name for the credential.

   5. Click Add.

2. Configure your storage account

1. In the Microsoft Azure portal, navigate to your storage account.

2. Click Access Control (IAM), then click Add, and select Add role assignment.

3. For the role, select "Storage Blob Data Owner", then click Next.

4. For members, click Select members, and then search for and select the name of the Entra ID application you created earlier. Click Select.

5. Click Review + assign, review the role assignment, then click Review + assign again.

6. In the left menu, under "Settings", click Endpoints.

7. Under "Blob service", take note of the value for "Blob service", specifically the blob endpoint suffix. This is the value after https://<storageaccountname>.blob. It is typically core.windows.net, but might vary depending on your Azure region or account type.

   For example, if your blob service URL is https://my-storage-account.blob.core.windows.net, the blob endpoint suffix is core.windows.net.

   Note your storage account name and blob endpoint suffix, as these values are used later.

3. Configuring {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to connect to Entra ID using OIDC

{% 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 %} {% data reusables.actions.enterprise-azure-storage-setup %}

1. Under "Authentication", select OpenID Connect (OIDC), and enter the values for your storage that you noted down in the previous procedures:
   • Entra ID tenant ID
   • Entra ID client ID
   • Azure storage account name
   • Azure blob endpoint suffix {% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.test-storage-button %} {% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.save-settings %}

Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} with Azure Blob storage using a connection string

{% 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 %} {% data reusables.actions.enterprise-azure-storage-setup %}

1. Under "Authentication", select Credentials-based, and enter your Azure storage account's connection string. For more information on getting the connection string for your storage account, see the Azure documentation. {% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.test-storage-button %} {% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.save-settings %}

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