github.com/jogo/docker@v1.7.0-rc1/docs/sources/docker-hub/userguide.md (about) 1 page_title: Docker Hub user guide 2 page_description: Docker Hub user guide 3 page_keywords: Docker, docker, registry, Docker Hub, docs, documentation 4 5 # Using the Docker Hub 6 7 Docker Hub is used to find and pull Docker images to run or build upon, and to 8 distribute and build images for other users to use. 9 10 ![your profile](/docker-hub/hub-images/dashboard.png) 11 12 ## Finding repositories and images 13 14 There are two ways you can search for public repositories and images available 15 on the Docker Hub. You can use the "Search" tool on the Docker Hub website, or 16 you can `search` for all the repositories and images using the Docker commandline 17 tool: 18 19 $ docker search ubuntu 20 21 Both will show you a list of the currently available public repositories on the 22 Docker Hub which match the provided keyword. 23 24 If a repository is private or marked as unlisted, it won't be in the repository 25 search results. To see all the repositories you have access to and their statuses, 26 you can look at your profile page on [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com). 27 28 ## Pulling, running and building images 29 30 You can find more information on [working with Docker images](../userguide/dockerimages.md). 31 32 ## Official Repositories 33 34 The Docker Hub contains a number of [Official 35 Repositories](http://registry.hub.docker.com/official). These are 36 certified repositories from vendors and contributors to Docker. They 37 contain Docker images from vendors like Canonical, Oracle, and Red Hat 38 that you can use to build applications and services. 39 40 If you use Official Repositories you know you're using an optimized and 41 up-to-date image to power your applications. 42 43 > **Note:** 44 > If you would like to contribute an Official Repository for your 45 > organization, see [Official Repositories on Docker 46 > Hub](/docker-hub/official_repos) for more information. 47 48 ## Building and shipping your own repositories and images 49 50 The Docker Hub provides you and your team with a place to build and ship Docker images. 51 52 Collections of Docker images are managed using repositories - 53 54 You can configure two types of repositories to manage on the Docker Hub: 55 [Repositories](./repos.md), which allow you to push images to the Hub from your local Docker daemon, 56 and [Automated Builds](./builds.md), which allow you to configure GitHub or Bitbucket to 57 trigger the Hub to rebuild repositories when changes are made to the repository.