Managed Private Registry
Managed Private Registry
Store, manage, and access your container images and Helm charts easily with this fully managed service.
Benefits of Managed Private Registry
Full interoperability
Managed Private Registry is designed for maximum compatibility. Built on trusted open-source technologies like Docker and the CNCF Harbor project, it ensures full interoperability across your container ecosystem. It supports all OCI (Open Container Initiative) images and Helm charts, and integrates seamlessly with any containerization platform or orchestration tool, including the Kubernetes ecosystem.
Maximum security
Help ensure secure, controlled access with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). This maintains the integrity of your container images using Content Trust. Automatic Vulnerability Analysis to help you proactively identify and address potential threats. All of these protections are backed by robust SLAs, giving you peace of mind for your private container registry.
Predictable pricing
The Managed Private Registry service offers a range of pay-as-you-go plans to suit your specific needs. These include the amount of stored data, concurrent connections to your private container registry, and SLAs. Inbound/outbound traffic and maintenance are included, so you know exactly what you’ll pay at the end of the month.
Seamless Integration with CI/CD Pipelines
The Managed Private Registry easily integrates with your existing Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) workflows. This allows teams to automate the build, test, and deployment processes efficiently.
Key features
Helm charts and container images
Use the Kubernetes or container tools you’re already familiar with to manage images. Helm charts and container images are compatible with Managed Private Registry, making it easy to integrate into your existing workflows.
Harbor interface and API
Manage your registry through the Harbor interface or the Docker Registry API. The user interface simplifies everyday tasks, while the API supports advanced automation and workflow integration.
RBAC, namespaces, and service accounts
Set up secure, role-based access control with customizable namespace privileges. Service accounts use dedicated tokens to automate processes and streamline image management without compromising security.
Logging, vulnerability scanning, and Content Trust
Automated logging provides the traceability required for compliance. Content Trust uses Cosign to verify and validate images, ensuring the reliability of their origin. By detecting known threats, vulnerability scanning helps maintain deployment security.
Replication and automated deletion
Synchronize images across registries to ensure version consistency. With automated deletion, unused images are removed to optimize storage and streamline lifecycle management.
Security, compliance, and high availability
Managed Private Registry provides a secure, compliant, and highly available container image environment through access controls, validations, scanning, and logging — allowing teams to focus on development.
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Managed Private Registry solutions
Choose the plan that fits your needs. Get advanced features at a fixed price, no matter which option you select.
Use Cases
Easy CI/CD setup
Managed Private Registry simplifies integration with your CI/CD pipelines through the API. Focus on your software releases — from development to production — while OVHcloud manages your private container registry. This ensures images are readily available and your application deployments run smoothly and efficiently.
Improved team collaboration
Enable secure and efficient image sharing, wherever your teams are located. Based on their permissions, development teams can access approved images, minimizing the risk of using outdated content. Managed Private Registry also supports simultaneous connections to your container registry, further increasing team agility.
Streamlined image management
Manage your private storage configuration through a single, dedicated Harbor interface or via the Harbor API. This allows you to maintain image integrity by synchronizing multiple container registries and automating the deletion of unused images.
Secure and scalable AI model delivery
Managed Private Registry securely stores and manages AI model containers, providing version control, access restrictions, and effortless deployment across various environments. This enables reproducible MLOps workflows, faster deployments, and compliant, tamper-proof distribution of AI models across cloud or edge infrastructure.
Simplified image promotion from development to production
With immutable tags and access rules, Managed Private Registry enables controlled promotion of container images from development to staging and production. This reduces risk, standardizes environments, and prevents accidental overwrites or untested deployments.
Automated vulnerability scanning of images
Managed Private Registry uses built-in scanners to automatically detect known security vulnerabilities in container images as soon as they are pushed. As a result, insecure builds can be stopped before reaching production, supporting DevSecOps best practices without slowing down the release cycle.
Global access with geographic replication
Managed Private Registry replicates container images across multiple regions to reduce latency and improve availability. Development teams worldwide and deployment pipelines gain faster access to shared images, accelerating deployments and increasing operational efficiency in distributed environments.
Centralized governance and audit trails
Managed Private Registry keeps detailed logs of all image pushes, pulls, and modifications. Combined with access controls and policy enforcement, this ensures governance, compliance, and traceability for regulated industries or organizations handling sensitive workloads.
Storage optimization and lifecycle management
Managed Private Registry automatically cleans up unused images using retention policies. This reduces storage costs and clutter while ensuring only the most recent and approved artifacts are available for builds and deployments.
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FAQ
What is a private container registry?
A private container registry is a storage and distribution system for container images i.e., files that include all the code, libraries, and other resources required to run an application inside a containerized environment. It is accessible only to authorized users and is a private container registry that acts as a secure space for storing container images. It enables organizations to manage and control their container images easily, as well as offering simple integration with existing continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflows for seamless development, testing, and deployment of applications.
What is Managed Private Registry?
The Managed Private Registry service is a managed solution provided by OVHcloud. It offers a highly secure and compliant environment for storing container images and Helm charts, with predictable pricing and a range of security, automation, and storage-specific features. The best part is that this is a fully managed service, so we’ll set up, maintain, and administer your private registry, leaving you free to focus on other projects.
How do I host a private container registry?
Hosting a private container registry requires a secure environment for storing your container images. To do this, you can either use a service from a cloud provider, install third-party software on your own infrastructure, or create your own customized solution.
Using a cloud provider’s service, such as OVHcloud’s Managed Private Registry, is the simplest way to host a private container registry, as it takes the stress out of maintaining your private container registry, being a fully managed service with high security, predictable pricing, and a range of features.
If you choose to adopt third-party software on your own infrastructure instead, some popular options include Harbor, JFrog Artifactory, and Sonatype Nexus. If you decide instead to build your own custom solution, there is a range of simple guides on the internet to help you set this up.
What is the difference between a public and private registry in Docker?
The key difference lies in access, security, and compliance. A public Docker registry is open to everyone, making it suitable for sharing open-source images. In contrast, a private registry restricts access to authorized users, offering greater security and helping meet compliance requirements. While public registries are typically free, private registries often come with associated costs but provide better control, easier integration into existing workflows, and enhanced management capabilities.
Is Docker Private Registry free?
Yes, Docker Registry software is open-source and therefore free to use. However, there are costs associated with running Docker Registry on your own, such as infrastructure, security, maintenance, scalability, and backup costs. To minimize these overheads, it is much easier to use a service from a cloud provider, such as OVHcloud’s Managed Private Registry. Although you need to pay for these services, they eliminate the burden and cost of managing and maintaining the container registry infrastructure yourself.