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Image Registries

Image Registries

Learn about the official and unofficial Docker image registries.

Registries

We store images in centralized places called registries. The job of a registry is to securely store images and make them easy to access from different environments. The figure below shows the central nature of registries in the build > ship > run pipeline.

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The build > ship > run pipeline
The build > ship > run pipeline

Most modern registries implement the OCI distribution-spec, and we sometimes call them OCI registries. Most registries also implement the Docker Registry v2 API, meaning we can use the Docker CLI and other API tools to query them and work with them in standard ways. Some offer advanced features such as image scanning and integration with build ...