Container Registry

Container Registry is an enterprise-focused container image management solution based on Harbor, designed for teams and organizations that require secure storage, management, and distribution of container artifacts at scale. The platform is positioned as the artifact backbone of the software supply chain, emphasizing its role in supporting secure and scalable operations for software delivery.

Developed and operated by the maintainers of the Harbor project, 8gears Container Registry offers a hardened distribution of Harbor. It builds on the Harbor community edition and introduces streamlined operations that aim to minimize resource usage. The service is tailored for a range of professional audiences, including DevOps and platform engineers, CISOs and security teams, and developers, addressing needs related to operational complexity, access control, multi-tenancy, compliance, and replication.

The registry is delivered as a service, with references to "Harbor Registry as a Service" and "Harbor Satellite Resources" indicating a managed deployment model. The platform supports secure handling of container artifacts and is designed to operate efficiently at scale.

A free trial is available, allowing teams to evaluate the service before committing. The solution is built on Harbor, a CNCF-graduated registry with widespread production use, and the 8gears Container Registry is specifically described as a hardened and extended version maintained by the project's own developers.