diff --git a/content/references/advanced/createserver.md b/content/references/advanced/createserver.md
index f7112bd..c873cd3 100644
--- a/content/references/advanced/createserver.md
+++ b/content/references/advanced/createserver.md
@@ -15,14 +15,24 @@ create server server_name foreign data wrapper s3 options (location 's3://bucket
 
 ## Foreign Data Wrapper
 
-CedarDB currently supports S3 and requires the following options.
+CedarDB currently supports S3 and S3-compatible object storage (e.g., MinIO, Ceph, or other self-hosted storage), and requires the following options.
 
 ## Options
 
-* location: The bucket location of the data, in the form `s3://bucketname:region`.
+* location: The bucket location of the data, in the form `s3://bucketname:region` for AWS S3, or `minio://host:port/bucketname:region` for S3-compatible storage.
 * id: This is the access key.
 * secret: This is the secret that belongs to the access key.
 
+## S3-compatible storage
+
+To use a self-hosted, S3-compatible storage such as MinIO or Ceph, use the `minio://` prefix and add the endpoint (host and port) in front of the bucket.
+The region has to match the region configured on your storage server.
+CedarDB connects to such endpoints via plain HTTP.
+
+```sql
+create server server_name foreign data wrapper s3 options (location 'minio://127.0.0.1:9000/bucketname:local', id '<access key>', secret '<secret key>');
+```
+
 ## Creating access keys
 
 For setting up a S3 server CedarDB needs AWS IAM credentials.
diff --git a/content/references/advanced/s3.md b/content/references/advanced/s3.md
index 6348c52..5e2635e 100644
--- a/content/references/advanced/s3.md
+++ b/content/references/advanced/s3.md
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ CREATE TABLE salary (salary integer, tax numeric) WITH (SERVER = serverName);
 
 After setting up a table that uses S3 as backend storage, you can use it the same as a regular table stored on the local filesystem.
 
+## Using S3-compatible storage
+
+Instead of AWS S3, you can also use a self-hosted, S3-compatible object storage such as MinIO or Ceph.
+To do so, use the `minio://` prefix and specify the endpoint of your storage in the location, in the form `minio://host:port/bucketname:region`.
+
+```sql
+-- Create a server for a local MinIO instance listening on port 9000
+CREATE SERVER serverName FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER s3 OPTIONS (location 'minio://127.0.0.1:9000/bucketname:local', id '<access key>', secret '<secret key>');
+CREATE TABLE salary (salary integer, tax numeric) WITH (SERVER = serverName);
+```
+
 ## AWS performance considerations
 
 To get the most out of S3-backed data, it is crucial to choose an instance with enough network bandwidth.