Configure the storage used by your Gitpod installation

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Gitpod uses bucket storage to persist the contents of workspaces. Each workspace is tarballed into a single archive file which is then uploaded to a separate bucket.

By default Gitpod installs MinIO as built-in bucket storage which uses a persistent volume to store workspace content.

For more complex use case we recommend configuring more permanent means of persistence by either:

• Configure the contained MinIO-instance to serve as a gateway OR configure one of a wide range of storage backends.
• Bring your own storage bucket: Configure Gitpod to either connect to:
  • your own installation of MinIO
  • a Google Cloud Storage compatible storage solution

a) Configure custom MinIO instance

1. Create a file values.custom.yaml with this content:

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   components:
     contentService:
       remoteStorage:
         kind: minio
         minio:
           endpoint: your-minio-installation.somewhere-else.com:8080
           accessKey: enterKeyHere
           secretKey: superSecretKeyGoesHere
           tmpdir: /tmp
   
   # Disable built-in minio instance
   minio:
     enabled: false

2. Redeploy Gitpod using helm upgrade --install -f values.custom.yaml gitpod gitpod.io/gitpod --version=0.10.0 to apply the changes

   Note that Helm does not merge hierarchies in a single file. Please make sure there is only ever one components hierarchy or the last one overwrites all previous values.

b) Configure the built-in MinIO instance

1. Consult the chart’s documentation at https://helm.min.io/
2. Create a file values.custom.yaml with this content:
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   minio:
     accessKey: add-a-radom-access-key-here
     secretKey: add-a-radom-secret-key-here
     # insert custom config here

3. Redeploy Gitpod using helm upgrade --install -f values.custom.yaml gitpod gitpod.io/gitpod --version=0.10.0 to apply the changes