diff --git a/hosting/k8s/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl b/hosting/k8s/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
index b51fd7404..26d3bd1bf 100644
--- a/hosting/k8s/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/hosting/k8s/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ MinIO connection details
 {{- define "trigger-v4.minio.url" -}}
 {{- if .Values.minio.enabled -}}
 http://{{ include "trigger-v4.fullname" . }}-minio:{{ .Values.minio.service.ports.api }}
+{{- else if .Values.minio.external -}}
+{{ .Values.minio.externalConnection.url }}
 {{- else -}}
 ""
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/hosting/k8s/helm/values.yaml b/hosting/k8s/helm/values.yaml
index 779182aa0..baa1ea0af 100644
--- a/hosting/k8s/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/hosting/k8s/helm/values.yaml
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ clickhouse:
 # MinIO configuration
 minio:
   enabled: true
+  external: false  # Set to true to use external S3-compatible storage
   image:
     registry: docker.io
     repository: minio/minio
@@ -398,6 +399,9 @@ minio:
       api: 9000
       console: 9001
   resources: {}
+  # External MinIO/S3 connection (when external: true)
+  externalConnection:
+    url: ""  # e.g., "https://s3.amazonaws.com" or "https://your-minio.com:9000"
   # Extra environment variables for MinIO
   extraEnv:
     []