Docker Hub Alternatives

The cluster focuses on issues with Docker Hub such as rate limiting, outages, and dependency risks, with discussions recommending alternatives like GitLab Registry, GHCR, private registries, proxies, or mirroring strategies.

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frizlab Apr 25, 2025 View on HN

You have to create your own docker-like registry, or use a public one.

Helmut10001 Mar 14, 2023 View on HN

Gitlab registry is maybe the easiest way out of this, either payed or self-hosted using the community version.

AznHisoka Feb 6, 2025 View on HN

Are there any viable alternatives to DockerHub (other than the big 3 cloud providers)?

dividedbyzero Dec 24, 2022 View on HN

Could you elaborate on the Docker Hub situation?

xyst Mar 15, 2023 View on HN

if you haven't mirrored the docker images your application needs to a private registry, then you are doing it wrong.

ankushio Oct 21, 2015 View on HN

They have the same problem on Docker Hub. Opened an issue a few months ago here : https://github.com/docker/hub-feedback/issues/110

aitchnyu Dec 5, 2024 View on HN

Tangential, has anybody replaced private container registries with a place to upload and download container tarballs?

hacknat Nov 3, 2020 View on HN

Seems like everyone is more than willing to step in to fill dockerhub's shoes.

ilaksh Mar 10, 2019 View on HN

What do you replace Docker Hub with?

Zekio Oct 20, 2025 View on HN

what good options are there for container registry proxies / caches to protect against something like this?