distribution-registry
Distribution-Registry Overview
Secure your stack with a hardened Distribution-Registry image freshly-built by Minimus. Minimus images always include the most up-to-date package version for all packages and dependencies contained in the image.
Distribution-Registry is a centralized, API-driven service that tracks software artifacts and metadata, ensuring consistent availability and coordinated deployments across distributed infrastructure.
Try It Out
Take the Minimus Distribution-Registry image for a test run:
docker run -d \
--name minimus-registry \
-p 5000:5000 \
reg.mini.dev/distribution-registryThis starts a local OCI-compatible container registry listening on port 5000. Verify it's running by querying the registry API:
curl http://localhost:5000/v2/An empty JSON object {} confirms the registry's v2 API is reachable and healthy.
To push an image to your local registry, pull a small image, tag it for your local registry, and push it:
docker pull reg.mini.dev/hello-world
docker tag reg.mini.dev/hello-world localhost:5000/hello-world
docker push localhost:5000/hello-worldList the images now stored in your registry:
curl http://localhost:5000/v2/_catalogYou should see the image you've added:
{"repositories":["hello-world"]}Technical Considerations
The Distribution-Registry image provided by Minimus is a slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image from Docker Hub. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.
Distribution-Registry built by Minimus:
- Runs as root to support required functions in alignment with the public image.
- Drill down on the version specification tab to see the default user, listening ports, entrypoint, volumes, environment variables, etc.
The Payoff
A hardened, minimal image that will remain more secure for the long run and accrue vulnerabilities at a slower rate.
- See the risk reduction dashboard for a detailed CVE comparison over the past 30 days.
- Review the compliance report to see the default hardening and security configurations for the image.
Terms & Info
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