distribution/docs/recipes/index.md

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description: Fun stuff to do with your registry
keywords: registry, on-prem, images, tags, repository, distribution, recipes, advanced
title: Recipes overview
---

This list of "recipes" provides end-to-end scenarios for exotic or otherwise advanced use-cases.
These recipes are not useful for most standard set-ups.

## Requirements

Before following these steps, work through the [deployment guide](../deploying.md).

At this point, it's assumed that:

 * you understand Docker security requirements, and how to configure your docker engines properly
 * you have installed Docker Compose
 * it's HIGHLY recommended that you get a certificate from a known CA instead of self-signed certificates
 * inside the current directory, you have a X509 `domain.crt` and `domain.key`, for the CN `myregistrydomain.com`
 * be sure you have stopped and removed any previously running registry (typically `docker container stop registry && docker container rm -v registry`)

## The List

 * [using Apache as an authenticating proxy](apache.md)
 * [using Nginx as an authenticating proxy](nginx.md)
 * [running a Registry on macOS](osx-setup-guide.md)
 * [mirror the Docker Hub](mirror.md)
 * [start registry via systemd](systemd.md)