github.com/circular-dark/docker@v1.7.0/docs/terms/repository.md (about) 1 <!--[metadata]> 2 +++ 3 draft = true 4 title = "Repository" 5 description = "Definition of an Repository" 6 keywords = ["containers, concepts, explanation, image, repository, container"] 7 [menu.main] 8 parent = "identifier" 9 +++ 10 <![end-metadata]--> 11 12 # Repository 13 14 ## Introduction 15 16 A repository is a set of images either on your local Docker server, or 17 shared, by pushing it to a [*Registry*](/terms/registry/#registry-def) 18 server. 19 20 Images can be associated with a repository (or multiple) by giving them 21 an image name using one of three different commands: 22 23 1. At build time (e.g., `docker build -t IMAGENAME`), 24 2. When committing a container (e.g., 25 `docker commit CONTAINERID IMAGENAME`) or 26 3. When tagging an image id with an image name (e.g., 27 `docker tag IMAGEID IMAGENAME`). 28 29 A Fully Qualified Image Name (FQIN) can be made up of 3 parts: 30 31 `[registry_hostname[:port]/][user_name/](repository_name:version_tag)` 32 33 `username` and `registry_hostname` default to an empty string. When 34 `registry_hostname` is an empty string, then `docker push` will push to 35 `index.docker.io:80`. 36 37 If you create a new repository which you want to share, you will need to 38 set at least the `user_name`, as the `default` blank `user_name` prefix is 39 reserved for [Official Repositories](/docker-hub/official_repos). 40 41 For more information see [*Working with 42 Repositories*](/userguide/dockerrepos/#working-with-the-repository)