# Forum rendered unusable

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-rendered-unusable/277535
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** s3
**Created:** [September 1, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-rendered-unusable/277535 "2023-09-01T22:09:58Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-rendered-unusable/277535/7 "2023-09-04T18:01:55Z")

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> [@MadPenguin](#):
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> I’m trying to enable S3 backups to a [Min.IO](http://Min.IO) server.

Did you follow the minio-specific instructions here? [Configure an S3 compatible object storage provider for uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-an-s3-compatible-object-storage-provider-for-uploads/148916#minio-storage-server-9)

> [@MadPenguin](#):
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> I need to do a rebuild for them to activate which makes the testing cycle pretty painful.

If you’re just changing those ENV variables then you can do a

```
  ./launcher destroy app;./launcher start app

```

If you’re going to put assets there and not just backups, then don’t miss the rake task that pushes assets there.

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