GitHub Container Registry, a new GitHub service for publishing and managing Docker images and OCI (Open Container Initiative) images within GitHub, is now generally available.
The registry, which had been in a public beta period since last September, is part of GitHub Packages, GitHub’s service for publishing packages. With general availability, GitHub is consolidating its Docker registry into Container registry. Docker containers previously published to docker.pkg.github.com will automatically be migrated to the Container registry in coming weeks.
GitHub Container Registry features the following capabilities:
Existing containers now have access to all of the features listed. For the moment, the GitHub Container Registry will continue to be free to use, but billing will start in the coming months, with ample advance notice promised by GitHub. During the beta period, millions of downloads per day ran through the GitHub registry, with users having included Homebrew, Home Assistant, and Tiller.
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