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# Distribution
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The Docker toolset to pack, ship, store, and deliver content.
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This repository's main product is the Docker Registry 2.0 implementation
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for storing and distributing Docker images. It supersedes the [docker/docker-
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registry](https://github.com/docker/docker-registry) project with a new API
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design, focused around security and performance.
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<img src="https://www.docker.com/sites/default/files/oyster-registry-3.png" width=200px/>
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This repository contains the following components:
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| **registry** | An implementation of the [Docker Registry HTTP API V2](docs/spec/api.md) for use with docker 1.6+. |
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| **libraries** | A rich set of libraries for interacting with,distribution components. Please see [godoc](http://godoc.org/github.com/docker/distribution) for details. **Note**: These libraries are **unstable**. |
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| **dist** | An _experimental_ tool to provide distribution, oriented functionality without the `docker` daemon. |
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| **specifications** | _Distribution_ related specifications are available in [docs/spec](docs/spec) |
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| **documentation** | Docker's full documentation set is available at [docs.docker.com](http://docs.docker.com). This repository [contains the subset](docs/index.md) related just to the registry. |
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### How does this integrate with Docker engine?
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This project should provide an implementation to a V2 API for use in the [Docker
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core project](https://github.com/docker/docker). The API should be embeddable
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and simplify the process of securely pulling and pushing content from `docker`
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daemons.
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### What are the long term goals of the Distribution project?
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The _Distribution_ project has the further long term goal of providing a
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secure tool chain for distributing content. The specifications, APIs and tools
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should be as useful with Docker as they are without.
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Our goal is to design a professional grade and extensible content distribution
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system that allow users to:
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* Enjoy an efficient, secured and reliable way to store, manage, package and
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exchange content
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* Hack/roll their own on top of healthy open-source components
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* Implement their own home made solution through good specs, and solid
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extensions mechanism.
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## More about Registry 2.0
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The new registry implementation provides the following benefits:
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- faster push and pull
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- new, more efficient implementation
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- simplified deployment
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- pluggable storage backend
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- webhook notifications
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For information on upcoming functionality, please see [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md).
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### Who needs to deploy a registry?
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By default, Docker users pull images from Docker's public registry instance.
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[Installing Docker](http://docs.docker.com/installation) gives users this
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ability. Users can also push images to a repository on Docker's public registry,
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if they have a [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/) account.
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For some users and even companies, this default behavior is sufficient. For
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others, it is not.
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For example, users with their own software products may want to maintain a
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registry for private, company images. Also, you may wish to deploy your own
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image repository for images used to test or in continuous integration. For these
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use cases and others, [deploying your own registry instance](docs/deploying.md)
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may be the better choice.
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## Contribute
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Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to contribute
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issues, fixes, and patches to this project. If you are contributing code, see
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the instructions for [building a development environment](docs/building.md).
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## Support
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If any issues are encountered while using the _Distribution_ project, several
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avenues are available for support:
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<table>
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<tr>
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<th align="left">
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IRC
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<td>
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#docker-distribution on FreeNode
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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Issue Tracker
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<td>
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github.com/docker/distribution/issues
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</td>
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<tr>
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<th align="left">
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Google Groups
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https://groups.google.com/a/dockerproject.org/forum/#!forum/distribution
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</td>
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Mailing List
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<td>
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docker@dockerproject.org
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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## License
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This project is distributed under [Apache License, Version 2.0](LICENSE.md).
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