Use git config to set the LFS endpoint to an S3-compatible server like MinIO or directly to an S3 API gateway:
[lfs] url = "https://your-lfs-server.com" transfer = custom [lfs "customtransfer"] path = /usr/local/bin/my-s3-lfs-wrapper Alternatively, use a pre-built solution like configured for S3. lfs s3 account
{ "Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [ { "Effect": "Allow", "Action": [ "s3:PutObject", "s3:GetObject", "s3:DeleteObject", "s3:ListBucket" ], "Resource": [ "arn:aws:s3:::my-company-lfs-storage", "arn:aws:s3:::my-company-lfs-storage/*" ] } ] } Copy the and Secret Access Key . You will need them for the LFS client. Step 3: Configure Git LFS to Use Your S3 Account Git LFS does not talk to S3 directly. It requires a LFS server that proxies requests to S3. The most popular solution is Git LFS AWS S3 or using LFS-Testing-Server . Use git config to set the LFS endpoint
However, for a native approach, use a custom transfer agent. Create a .lfsconfig file in your repository root: Step 3: Configure Git LFS to Use Your
By default, GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket offer native LFS storage, but this comes with bandwidth caps and per-GB pricing. For heavy users, this is expensive.