Harbor is an open-source, trusted cloud-native artifact registry designed to securely store, manage, and distribute Docker images and other artifacts throughout your CI/CD pipelines. It excels in:

Key Features:

• OCI Compliance: Adheres to the Open Container Initiative (OCI) Image Specification, ensuring compatibility with other OCI-compliant registries.

• Security-Focused: Prioritizes security with features like vulnerability scanning, role-based access control (RBAC), and content trust verification.

• Multi-Architecture Support: Manages container images built for various architectures, including x86, ARM, and PowerPC.

• Replication: Enables replicating repositories across registries for high availability, disaster recovery, and geographic distribution.

• Web UI and CLI: Provides a user-friendly web interface and a command-line interface for managing artifacts.

• Integrations: Integrates seamlessly with popular CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and Tekton.

Benefits of Using Harbor:

• Enhanced Security: Safeguards your artifacts with robust security features, reducing the risk of vulnerabilities and unauthorized access.

• Improved CI/CD Efficiency: Streamlines your CI/CD pipelines by providing a centralized location for storing and managing artifacts.

• Scalability and Performance: Scales efficiently to handle large volumes of artifacts and concurrent requests.

• Flexibility and Extensibility: Adapts to diverse needs with customizable configurations and plugins.

• Open-Source and Community-Driven: Benefits from an active community and continuous development.

Common Use Cases:

• Storing and managing Docker images used in microservices deployments

• Sharing artifacts securely within teams or across organizations

• Implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines

• Leveraging artifact replication for high availability and disaster recovery

• Managing multi-architecture environments with various image types