Chapter 10. Running customized registries

This chapter covers

  • Working directly with the Registry API
  • Building a central registry
  • Registry authentication tools
  • Configuring a registry for scale
  • Integrating through notifications

Chapter 9 covers several methods of distributing Docker images, one of them involving running a Docker registry. A Docker registry is a flexible image distribution component that’s useful on its own or as part of larger complex systems. For that reason, understanding how to configure your own registry will help you get the most out of Docker.

Someone developing software that integrates with a Docker registry may want to run a local instance to develop against. They might also use it as a staging environment for ...

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