Getting started with Container Registry

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Updated at March 17, 2026

Use this guide to create your first registry and try your hand at managing Docker images.

Getting started

To create a registry, you will need a folder in Yandex Cloud. If you do not have any folders yet, create one before creating a registry:

To work with Container Registry and Docker images, install the Yandex Cloud CLI and configure Docker.

Create a registry in Container Registry:

yc container registry create --name my-first-registry

Result:

..done
id: crpc9qeoft23********
folder_id: b1g0itj57rbj********
name: my-first-registry
status: ACTIVE
created_at: "2018-12-25T12:24:56.286Z"

You will use the received ID to access the created registry later.

Authenticate in Container Registry using Docker Credential helper:
1. Configure Docker to use docker-credential-yc:
```
yc container registry configure-docker
```
  Result:
```
Credential helper is configured in '/home/<user>/.docker/config.json'
```
  During setup, information about the current user profile is saved.
2. Make sure that Docker is configured.
  
  The following line must appear in the /home/<user>/.docker/config.json configuration file:
```
"cr.yandex": "yc"
```
Pull a Docker image from Docker Hub:
```
docker pull ubuntu
```
Assign the pulled Docker image a tag in this format: cr.yandex/<registry_ID>/<Docker_image_name>:<tag>:
```
docker tag ubuntu \
cr.yandex/<registry_ID>/ubuntu:hello
```
Push the Docker image to the repository Container Registry:
```
docker push \
cr.yandex/<registry_ID>/ubuntu:hello
```

Run the Docker image:

docker run \
cr.yandex/<registry_ID>/ubuntu:hello