Forge now supports using a custom S3 compatible provider for your database backups. When using a custom provider, such as MinIO, you must provide the endpoint and bucket for your S3 compatible host:

Configuring a custom MinIO host.

Once a backup has been created, you can access it from within your host:

Forge Database Backups on MinIO

We hope you enjoy this new feature! Documentation for database backups can be found at: https://forge.laravel.com/docs/1.0/servers/backups.html#creating-backup-configurations