title: About using actions on GitHub Enterprise Server

intro: '{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} includes most {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-authored actions, and has options for enabling access to other actions from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}.'

Most official {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-authored actions are automatically bundled with {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, and are captured at a point in time from {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}. When your {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} instance is updated, the bundled official actions are also updated.

**Note:** When using setup actions (such as `actions/setup-LANGUAGE`) on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} with self-hosted runners, you might need to set up the tools cache on runners that do not have internet access. For more information, see "[Setting up the tool cache on self-hosted runners without internet access](/enterprise/admin/github-actions/setting-up-the-tool-cache-on-self-hosted-runners-without-internet-access)."

If users on your enterprise instance need access to other actions from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}, there are a few configuration options.

The recommended approach is to enable automatic access to all actions from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}. You can do this by using {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} to integrate {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} with {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}. For more information, see "[Enabling automatic access to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} actions using {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}](/enterprise/admin/github-actions/enabling-automatic-access-to-githubcom-actions-using-github-connect)". {% data reusables.actions.enterprise-limit-actions-use %}

intro: 'To allow {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on your enterprise instance to use actions from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, you can connect {% data variables.product.product_location_enterprise %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}.'

permissions: 'Site administrators for {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} who are also owners of the connected {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} organization or enterprise account can enable access to all {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} actions.'

By default, {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} workflows on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} cannot use actions directly from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} or [{% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}](https://github.com/marketplace?type=actions).

To make all actions from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} available on your enterprise instance, you can use {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} to integrate {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} with {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}. For other ways of accessing actions from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, see "[About using actions on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}](/admin/github-actions/about-using-actions-on-github-enterprise-server)."

Before enabling access to all actions from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} on {% data variables.product.product_location_enterprise %}, you must connect {% data variables.product.product_location_enterprise %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}. For more information, see "[Connecting {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}](/enterprise/{{ currentVersion }}/admin/guides/installation/connecting-github-enterprise-server-to-github-enterprise-cloud)."

For more information, see "[About using actions on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}](/admin/github-actions/about-using-actions-on-github-enterprise-server)."

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