:title: Registry
:description: Definition of an Registry
:keywords: containers, lxc, concepts, explanation, image, repository, container

.. _registry_def:

Registry
==========

A Registry is a hosted service containing :ref:`repositories<repository_def>` 
of :ref:`images<image_def>` which responds to the Registry API.

The default registry can be accessed using a browser at http://images.docker.io
or using the ``sudo docker search`` command.

For more information see :ref:`Working with Repositories<working_with_the_repository>`