github.com/guilhermebr/docker@v1.4.2-0.20150428121140-67da055cebca/docs/sources/terms/registry.md (about) 1 page_title: Registry 2 page_description: Definition of an Registry 3 page_keywords: containers, concepts, explanation, image, repository, container 4 5 # Registry 6 7 ## Introduction 8 9 A Registry is a hosted service containing 10 [*repositories*](/terms/repository/#repository-def) of 11 [*images*](/terms/image/#image-def) which responds to the Registry API. 12 13 The default registry can be accessed using a browser at 14 [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com) or using the 15 `docker search` command. 16 17 ## Further reading 18 19 For more information see [*Working with 20 Repositories*](/userguide/dockerrepos/#working-with-the-repository)