# quay/quay

Build, Store, and Distribute your Applications and Containers

Repository: https://github.com/quay/quay
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/quay
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: quay, containers, oci-distribution, docker
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:27:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2490, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 21, "gap_med": 3, "n_releases_24m": 106}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2821, forks 386 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:23.990806+00:00)

## What it is
Project Quay is an open-source container image registry that builds, stores, and distributes container images. It implements the Docker Registry v2 and OCI distribution specifications and adds enterprise features like access control, geo-replication, and vulnerability scanning via Clair.

## Use cases
- self-host a private docker registry for my team
- store and distribute OCI container images
- scan container images for security vulnerabilities
- geo-replicate container images across regions
- manage team access and permissions for container images
- integrate container builds with GitHub or GitLab CI

## When to choose
- you need a self-hosted or enterprise container registry with ACLs and audit logs
- you want OCI distribution spec v1.1 support with geo-replicated storage backends like S3, GCS, or Ceph
- you need integrated vulnerability analysis via Clair and OIDC/LDAP authentication

## When to avoid
- you just need a minimal registry without team management or vulnerability scanning - the upstream Docker registry may suffice
- you want a hosted registry without operating infrastructure - quay.io or a cloud provider's registry is simpler
- your stack is non-Python and you prefer a registry written in Go or another language

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, auth, security, object-storage, api-framework, self-hosted
- domain: cloud-computing, security, self-hosted
- platform: python, self-hosted, cloud
- tags: container-registry, oci-distribution, docker-registry, image-storage, geo-replication, clair, vulnerability-scanning, containers, devops, docker, kubernetes, linux

## Member repositories
- quay/quay (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.990806+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 2026-08-30T07:38:19.141405+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/quay/quay (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.990806+00:00, sha 08e6506ec49e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.