diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3aa9629..0621547 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pydantic~=1.9.0
 opencdms~=0.1.0
 starlette~=0.17.1
 setuptools~=57.0.0
-boto3~=1.20.49
 backoff
 Babel
-pyyaml
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+pyyaml
+minio
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diff --git a/src/climsoft_api/api/s3_files/router.py b/src/climsoft_api/api/s3_files/router.py
index 5e6d2ed..4a07a99 100644
--- a/src/climsoft_api/api/s3_files/router.py
+++ b/src/climsoft_api/api/s3_files/router.py
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
+import minio
+import urllib3.response
+
 from climsoft_api.config import settings
-from climsoft_api.utils.s3 import get_s3_client
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+from climsoft_api.utils.s3 import get_minio_client
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
 from fastapi.responses import Response
 from climsoft_api.utils.exception import handle_exceptions
+from climsoft_api.utils.deployment import override_settings
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
 
-@router.get("/s3/image/{object_key}")
-@handle_exceptions
-def get_s3_object(object_key):
-    s3_client = get_s3_client()
-    response = s3_client.get_object(
-        Bucket=settings.S3_BUCKET,
-        Key=object_key
+@router.get("/cloud-storage/image/{object_key}")
+def get_s3_object(object_key, request: Request):
+    try:
+        _settings = override_settings(request.state.settings_override)
+    except AttributeError:
+        _settings = settings
+
+    client: minio.Minio = get_minio_client(_settings)
+    response: urllib3.response.HTTPResponse = client.get_object(
+        bucket_name=_settings.S3_BUCKET,
+        object_name=object_key
     )
-    return Response(response["Body"].read(),
+
+    return Response(response.read(),
                     media_type=f"image/{object_key.split('.')[-1]}")
diff --git a/src/climsoft_api/api/upload/router.py b/src/climsoft_api/api/upload/router.py
index da236d5..c2dda01 100644
--- a/src/climsoft_api/api/upload/router.py
+++ b/src/climsoft_api/api/upload/router.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
+import json
 import logging
 from climsoft_api.api.upload.schema import (
     FileUploadedToDiskResponse,
     FileUploadedToS3Response
 )
-from climsoft_api.config import settings
 from climsoft_api.services import file_upload_service
 from climsoft_api.utils.response import get_success_response, get_error_response
-from fastapi import APIRouter, UploadFile, File
+from fastapi import APIRouter, UploadFile, File, Request
 from climsoft_api.utils.response import translate_schema
-
+from climsoft_api.utils.deployment import override_settings
+from climsoft_api.config import settings
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -19,7 +20,11 @@
 @router.post(
     "/file-upload/image"
 )
-async def upload_image(file: UploadFile = File(...)):
+async def upload_image(request: Request, file: UploadFile = File(...)):
+    try:
+        _settings = override_settings(request.state.settings_override)
+    except AttributeError:
+        _settings = settings
     try:
         contents = await file.read()
         file_type = file.content_type
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ async def upload_image(file: UploadFile = File(...)):
             raise TypeError(_("Only image files are supported."))
 
         filepath = file_upload_service.save_file(
-            settings.FILE_STORAGE,
+            _settings,
             contents,
             file_type
         )
diff --git a/src/climsoft_api/config.py b/src/climsoft_api/config.py
index 8651837..11f12a2 100644
--- a/src/climsoft_api/config.py
+++ b/src/climsoft_api/config.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     DATABASE_URI: AnyUrl = "mysql+mysqldb://root:password@mariadb/climsoft"
     FILE_STORAGE: str = "disk"
     UPLOAD_DIR: str = "/climsoft_uploads"
-    S3_BUCKET: str = "climsoft-paper-archive"
+    S3_BUCKET: str = "s3-bucket-name"
     AWS_REGION: str = "eu-west-2"
     AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: str = "replace it"
     AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: str = "replace it"
diff --git a/src/climsoft_api/main.py b/src/climsoft_api/main.py
index 01d898b..5ec9d62 100644
--- a/src/climsoft_api/main.py
+++ b/src/climsoft_api/main.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def get_app(config=None):
     async def db_session_middleware(request: Request, call_next):
         try:
             request.state.get_session = get_session_local(config)
+            request.state.settings_override = deployment_configs.get(config)
             response = await call_next(request)
         except Exception as exc:
             logging.exception(exc)
diff --git a/src/climsoft_api/services/file_upload_service.py b/src/climsoft_api/services/file_upload_service.py
index 9102a3f..c1f0a0c 100644
--- a/src/climsoft_api/services/file_upload_service.py
+++ b/src/climsoft_api/services/file_upload_service.py
@@ -1,34 +1,38 @@
 import io
 import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
-from climsoft_api.config import settings
-from climsoft_api.utils.s3 import get_s3_client
+import minio
+from climsoft_api.utils.s3 import get_minio_client
+from climsoft_api.config import Settings
 
 
-def save_file(storage, file, file_type):
+def save_file(settings: Settings, file, file_type):
     file_name = f"{uuid.uuid4().hex}.{file_type.split('/')[-1]}"
-    if storage == "disk":
-        return save_file_to_disk(file, file_name)
-    elif storage == "s3":
-        return save_file_to_s3(file, file_name)
+    if settings.FILE_STORAGE == "disk":
+        return save_file_to_disk(settings, file, file_name)
+    elif settings.FILE_STORAGE == "cloud_storage":
+        return save_file_to_cloud_storage(settings, file, file_name)
     else:
         raise NotImplemented()
 
 
-def save_file_to_s3(file, file_name):
-    s3_client = get_s3_client()
-    s3_client.upload_fileobj(
-        io.BytesIO(file),
-        settings.S3_BUCKET,
-        file_name
+def save_file_to_cloud_storage(settings, file, file_name):
+    client: minio.Minio = get_minio_client(settings)
+    octet_stream = io.BytesIO(file)
+    client.put_object(
+        bucket_name=settings.S3_BUCKET,
+        object_name=file_name,
+        data=octet_stream,
+        length=len(octet_stream.getbuffer())
     )
+
     return {
-        "storage": "s3",
+        "storage": "cloud_storage",
         "object_key": file_name
     }
 
 
-def save_file_to_disk(file, file_name):
+def save_file_to_disk(settings, file, file_name):
     target_file_path = Path(settings.UPLOAD_DIR).joinpath(file_name)
     with open(target_file_path, "wb") as target_file:
         target_file.write(file)
diff --git a/src/climsoft_api/utils/deployment.py b/src/climsoft_api/utils/deployment.py
index 845dec7..aee4dd3 100644
--- a/src/climsoft_api/utils/deployment.py
+++ b/src/climsoft_api/utils/deployment.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+import copy
+
 import yaml
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict
+from pydantic import BaseSettings
+from climsoft_api.config import settings, Settings
 
 deployment_config_file = Path.resolve(Path("./deployment.yml"))
 
@@ -12,3 +16,12 @@ def load_deployment_configs() -> Dict[str, Dict[str, str]]:
         with open(deployment_config_file, "r") as stream:
             deployment_configs = yaml.safe_load(stream=stream)
     return deployment_configs
+
+
+def override_settings(overrides: Dict[str, str]) -> Settings:
+    if overrides.get("NAME"):
+        overrides.pop("NAME")
+    settings_copy = copy.deepcopy(settings)
+    for k, v in overrides.items():
+        setattr(settings_copy, k, v)
+    return settings_copy
diff --git a/src/climsoft_api/utils/s3.py b/src/climsoft_api/utils/s3.py
index 25b6d61..7c01890 100644
--- a/src/climsoft_api/utils/s3.py
+++ b/src/climsoft_api/utils/s3.py
@@ -1,34 +1,28 @@
-import boto3
-from climsoft_api.config import settings
+import minio
 
 
-def get_s3_client():
-    s3_client = boto3.client(
-        's3',
-        aws_access_key_id=settings.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
-        aws_secret_access_key=settings.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
-        region_name=settings.AWS_REGION
+def get_minio_client(settings):
+    client = minio.Minio(
+        's3.amazonaws.com',
+        access_key=settings.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
+        secret_key=settings.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
+        region=settings.AWS_REGION
     )
+    return client
 
-    return s3_client
 
-
-def create_presigned_url(bucket_name, object_name, expiration=3600):
+def create_presigned_url(settings, bucket_name, object_name):
     """Generate a presigned URL to share an S3 object
 
     :param bucket_name: string
     :param object_name: string
-    :param expiration: Time in seconds for the presigned URL to remain valid
     :return: Presigned URL as string. If error, returns None.
     """
 
     # Generate a presigned URL for the S3 object
-    s3_client = get_s3_client()
-    return s3_client.generate_presigned_url(
-        ClientMethod='get_object',
-        Params={
-            'Bucket': bucket_name,
-            'Key': object_name
-        },
-        ExpiresIn=expiration
+    client = get_minio_client(settings)
+    return client.get_presigned_url(
+        method='GET',
+        bucket_name=bucket_name,
+        object_name=object_name
     )