gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/doc/user/packages/package_registry/index.md

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# Package Registry

> [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221259) to GitLab Free in 13.3.

With the GitLab Package Registry, you can use GitLab as a private or public registry
for a variety of common package managers. You can publish and share
packages, which can be easily consumed as a dependency in downstream projects.

## View packages

You can view packages for your project or group.

1. Go to the project or group.
1. Go to **Packages & Registries > Package Registry**.

You can search, sort, and filter packages on this page.

When you view packages in a group:

- All projects published to the group and its projects are displayed.
- Only the projects you can access are displayed.
- If a project is private, or you are not a member of the project, it is not displayed.

For information on how to create and upload a package, view the GitLab documentation for your package type.

## Use GitLab CI/CD to build packages

You can use [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md) to build packages.
For Maven, NuGet, npm, Conan, and PyPI packages, and Composer dependencies, you can
authenticate with GitLab by using the `CI_JOB_TOKEN`.

CI/CD templates, which you can use to get started, are in [this repository](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates).

Learn more about using CI/CD to build:

- [Composer packages](../composer_repository/index.md#publish-a-composer-package-by-using-cicd)
- [Conan packages](../conan_repository/index.md#publish-a-conan-package-by-using-cicd)
- [Generic packages](../generic_packages/index.md#publish-a-generic-package-by-using-cicd)
- [Maven packages](../maven_repository/index.md#create-maven-packages-with-gitlab-cicd)
- [npm packages](../npm_registry/index.md#publish-an-npm-package-by-using-cicd)
- [NuGet packages](../nuget_repository/index.md#publish-a-nuget-package-by-using-cicd)

If you use CI/CD to build a package, extended activity information is displayed
when you view the package details:

![Package CI/CD activity](img/package_activity_v12_10.png)

You can view which pipeline published the package, and the commit and user who triggered it. However, the history is limited to five updates of a given package.

## Download a package

To download a package:

1. Go to **Packages & Registries > Package Registry**.
1. Select the name of the package you want to download.
1. In the **Activity** section, select the name of the package you want to download.

## Delete a package

You cannot edit a package after you publish it in the Package Registry. Instead, you
must delete and recreate it.

To delete a package, you must have suitable [permissions](../../permissions.md).

You can delete packages by using [the API](../../../api/packages.md#delete-a-project-package) or the UI.

To delete a package in the UI, from your group or project:

1. Go to **Packages & Registries > Package Registry**.
1. Find the name of the package you want to delete.
1. Click **Delete**.

The package is permanently deleted.

## Disable the Package Registry

The Package Registry is automatically enabled.

If you are using a self-managed instance of GitLab, your administrator can remove
the menu item, **Packages & Registries**, from the GitLab sidebar. For more information,
see the [administration documentation](../../../administration/packages/index.md).

You can also remove the Package Registry for your project specifically:

1. In your project, go to **Settings > General**.
1. Expand the **Visibility, project features, permissions** section and disable the
   **Packages** feature.
1. Click **Save changes**.

The **Packages & Registries > Package Registry** entry is removed from the sidebar.

## Package workflows

Learn how to use the GitLab Package Registry to build your own custom package workflow.

- [Use a project as a package registry](../workflows/project_registry.md) to publish all of your packages to one project.