Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)
Fully managed AWS container registry with deep integration across AWS services.
Amazon ECR is a fully managed container registry by AWS, integrated with EKS, ECS, Lambda, and IAM. Features: private/public repositories, image scanning (Inspector), cross-region replication, lifecycle policies, and pull-through cache for upstream registries. Pay for storage ($0.10/GB/mo) and data transfer. Best for AWS-native teams.
- Best for: Artifact Registries
- Pricing: $0.10/GB/mo storage, data transfer at standard AWS rates
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Features
Access Control
Fine-grained permissions for artifact access
IAM-based access control
Container Images
Store and distribute Docker/OCI container images
Docker and OCI container image storage
High Availability
Redundancy and failover for artifact storage
Multi-AZ, fully managed
Image Signing
Cryptographic signing of artifacts for integrity
AWS Signer for image signing
Lifecycle Policies
Automated cleanup of old or unused artifacts
Lifecycle policies for image cleanup
Multi-Format Support
Support for Docker, Maven, npm, PyPI, Helm, and more
Container images, Helm charts, OCI artifacts
OCI Support
Open Container Initiative artifact format
OCI artifact support
Pull-Through Cache
Cache upstream registry artifacts locally
Pull-through cache for Docker Hub, Quay
Replication
Mirror artifacts across registries and regions
Cross-region and cross-account replication
Vulnerability Scanning
Scan artifacts for known vulnerabilities
Inspector vulnerability scanning
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