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About
The "distribution" project is an open-source container registry implementation for storing and distributing container images and other content, adhering to the OCI Distribution Specification. It aims to provide a simple, secure, and scalable foundation for building large-scale registry solutions or running private registries. This project is a core library for many prominent registry operators, including Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, and CNCF Harbor. It communicates via HTTP with OCI-compliant clients like Docker and containerd, enabling efficient, secure, and reliable content storage, management, packaging, and exchange.
Features
- OCI Distribution Specification compliant
- Simple, secure, and scalable registry foundation
- Supports container image and general content distribution
- Core component for major container registries (e.g., Docker Hub, Harbor)
- Rich set of libraries for component interaction
Supported Platforms
web