# docker-archive/docker-registry

This is **DEPRECATED**! Please go to https://github.com/docker/distribution

Repository: https://github.com/docker-archive/docker-registry
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-registry
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2015-07-29T18:14:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4888, "days_push": 4053, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2884, forks 861 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:28.151347+00:00)

## What it is
The original Python implementation of the Docker Registry, a server for storing and distributing Docker container images. It is deprecated and kept only for historical purposes; its successor is the Go-based docker/distribution project.

## Use cases
- self-host a private docker image registry
- store container images in an S3 bucket
- run a local registry on port 5000 for development
- mirror docker images internally
- add authentication to a private image registry

## When to choose
- you must maintain a legacy Python-based registry deployment
- you are studying the history of Docker's registry implementations

## When to avoid
- starting any new registry deployment - use docker/distribution instead
- you need security updates or bug fixes
- you want a supported, actively maintained image registry

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-server, object-storage, auth, caching
- domain: self-hosted, cloud-computing
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: docker-registry, container-images, deprecated, s3-storage, image-registry, devops, containers, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- docker-archive/docker-registry (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.151347+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:48:18.984480+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/docker-archive/docker-registry (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.151347+00:00, sha 96bbb507c96e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.