diff --git a/template/app/.env.server.example b/template/app/.env.server.example
index 59d8d17e..7c75b777 100644
--- a/template/app/.env.server.example
+++ b/template/app/.env.server.example
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_PRIVATE_KEY=LS02...
 GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_PROPERTY_ID=123456789
 
 # (OPTIONAL) get your aws s3 credentials at https://console.aws.amazon.com and create a new IAM user with S3 access
+AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL=https://...
 AWS_S3_IAM_ACCESS_KEY=ACK...
 AWS_S3_IAM_SECRET_KEY=t+33a...
 AWS_S3_FILES_BUCKET=your-bucket-name
-AWS_S3_REGION=your-region
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+AWS_S3_REGION=your-region
diff --git a/template/app/src/file-upload/s3Utils.ts b/template/app/src/file-upload/s3Utils.ts
index 24806492..5e30d213 100644
--- a/template/app/src/file-upload/s3Utils.ts
+++ b/template/app/src/file-upload/s3Utils.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { GetObjectCommand, PutObjectCommand } from '@aws-sdk/client-s3';
 import { getSignedUrl } from '@aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner';
 
 const s3Client = new S3Client({
+  endpoint: process.env.AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL,
   region: process.env.AWS_S3_REGION,
   credentials: {
     accessKeyId: process.env.AWS_S3_IAM_ACCESS_KEY!,
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@ export const getDownloadFileSignedURLFromS3 = async ({ key }: { key: string }) =
   };
   const command = new GetObjectCommand(s3Params);
   return await getSignedUrl(s3Client, command, { expiresIn: 3600 });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}