---
id: cloud-accounts.can-i-use-a-self-hosted-s3-server
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-use-a-self-hosted-s3-server
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Other bucket storage (S3-compatible)"
question: "Can I connect a self-hosted S3 server on my home network?"
alt_questions:
  - "Self-hosted object storage Storage Studio"
  - "S3 server on my NAS"
  - "Local S3 endpoint http Storage Studio"
  - "Home lab S3 with Storage Studio"
  - "Private S3 server Mac app"
short_answer: "Yes. Choose Bucket Storage, the self-hosted preset or Other (custom endpoint), and enter your server's address as the Endpoint URL with its key, secret and bucket. Path-style URLs are on by default for these presets."
tags: ["s3 compatible", "self-hosted", "home server"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/what-is-use-path-style-urls", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/endpoint-url-required"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I connect a self-hosted S3 server on my home network?

Yes. Choose **Bucket Storage**, pick the self-hosted preset or **Other (custom endpoint)**, and enter your server's address and port as the **Endpoint URL**, plus the access key, secret and bucket you set up on it. Path-style URLs are on by default for these presets, which most self-hosted servers need.

Your Mac must be able to reach the server when transfers run — on the same network, or through whatever remote access you've set up.