diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 50df61fe..e16a4037 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ The toolset to pack, ship, store, and deliver content. -This repository's main product is the Open Source Docker Registry implementation -for storing and distributing Docker and OCI images using the +This repository's main product is the Open Source Registry implementation +for storing and distributing container images using the [OCI Distribution Specification](https://github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec). The goal of this project is to provide a simple, secure, and scalable base -for building a registry solution or running a simple private registry. +for building a large scale registry solution or running a simple private registry. +It is a core library for many registry operators including Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, +GitLab Container Registry and DigitalOcean Container Registry, as well as the CNCF Harbor +Project, and VMware Harbor Registry. @@ -45,29 +48,6 @@ system that allow users to: * Implement their own home made solution through good specs, and solid extensions mechanism. -### Who needs to deploy a registry? - -By default, Docker users pull images from Docker's public registry instance. -[Installing Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/) gives users this -ability. Users can also push images to a repository on Docker's public registry, -if they have a [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/) account. - -For some users and even companies, this default behavior is sufficient. For -others, it is not. - -For example, users with their own software products may want to maintain a -registry for private, company images. Also, you may wish to deploy your own -image repository for images used to test or in continuous integration. For these -use cases and others, [deploying your own registry instance](https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/blob/master/registry/deploying.md) -may be the better choice. - -### Migration to Registry 2.0 - -For those who have previously deployed their own registry based on the Registry -1.0 implementation and wish to deploy a Registry 2.0 while retaining images, -data migration is required. A tool to assist with migration efforts has been -created. For more information see [docker/migrator](https://github.com/docker/migrator). - ## Contribution Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to contribute @@ -79,10 +59,8 @@ the instructions for [building a development environment](BUILDING.md). For async communication and long running discussions please use issues and pull requests on the github repo. This will be the best place to discuss design and implementation. -For sync communication we have a community slack with a #distribution channel that everyone is welcome to join and chat about development. - -**Slack:** Catch us in the #distribution channels on dockercommunity.slack.com. -[Click here for an invite to Docker community slack.](https://dockr.ly/slack) +For sync communication we have a #distribution channel in the [CNCF Slack](https://slack.cncf.io/) +that everyone is welcome to join and chat about development. ## Licenses