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    12  # Run a local registry mirror
    13  
    14  ## Why?
    15  
    16  If you have multiple instances of Docker running in your environment
    17  (e.g., multiple physical or virtual machines, all running the Docker
    18  daemon), each time one of them requires an image that it doesn't have
    19  it will go out to the internet and fetch it from the public Docker
    20  registry. By running a local registry mirror, you can keep most of the
    21  image fetch traffic on your local network.
    22  
    23  ## How does it work?
    24  
    25  The first time you request an image from your local registry mirror,
    26  it pulls the image from the public Docker registry and stores it locally
    27  before handing it back to you. On subsequent requests, the local registry
    28  mirror is able to serve the image from its own storage.
    29  
    30  ## How do I set up a local registry mirror?
    31  
    32  There are two steps to set up and use a local registry mirror.
    33  
    34  ### Step 1: Configure your Docker daemons to use the local registry mirror
    35  
    36  You will need to pass the `--registry-mirror` option to your Docker daemon on
    37  startup:
    38  
    39      docker daemon --registry-mirror=http://<my-docker-mirror-host>
    40  
    41  For example, if your mirror is serving on `http://10.0.0.2:5000`, you would run:
    42  
    43      docker daemon --registry-mirror=http://10.0.0.2:5000
    44  
    45  **NOTE:**
    46  Depending on your local host setup, you may be able to add the
    47  `--registry-mirror` options to the `DOCKER_OPTS` variable in
    48  `/etc/default/docker`.
    49  
    50  ### Step 2: Run the local registry mirror
    51  
    52  You will need to start a local registry mirror service. The
    53  [`registry` image](https://registry.hub.docker.com/_/registry/) provides this
    54  functionality. For example, to run a local registry mirror that serves on
    55  port `5000` and mirrors the content at `registry-1.docker.io`:
    56  
    57      docker run -p 5000:5000 \
    58          -e STANDALONE=false \
    59          -e MIRROR_SOURCE=https://registry-1.docker.io \
    60          -e MIRROR_SOURCE_INDEX=https://index.docker.io \
    61          registry
    62  
    63  ## Test it out
    64  
    65  With your mirror running, pull an image that you haven't pulled before (using
    66  `time` to time it):
    67  
    68      $ time docker pull node:latest
    69      Pulling repository node
    70      [...]
    71      
    72      real   1m14.078s
    73      user   0m0.176s
    74      sys    0m0.120s
    75  
    76  Now, remove the image from your local machine:
    77  
    78      $ docker rmi node:latest
    79  
    80  Finally, re-pull the image:
    81  
    82      $ time docker pull node:latest
    83      Pulling repository node
    84      [...]
    85      
    86      real   0m51.376s
    87      user   0m0.120s
    88      sys    0m0.116s
    89  
    90  The second time around, the local registry mirror served the image from storage,
    91  avoiding a trip out to the internet to refetch it.