Private docker registry with Azure

Question

How to integrate the my private docker registry with Azure.

Where can i place private docker registry and test the connection ?

I want use my docker registry instead of ACR.

Docker registry hosted one of physical server (not in Azure)

Answer 1

Hello Manikanth

You have asked a multi-part question so let’s do it step by step.

To integrate your private Docker registry with Azure, you can use Azure Private Link. This feature allows you to connect privately to an Azure container registry using a private endpoint. You can limit access to the registry by assigning virtual network private IP addresses to the registry endpoints and using Azure Private Link. Network traffic between the clients on the virtual network and the registry’s private endpoints traverses the virtual network and a private link on the Microsoft backbone network, eliminating exposure from the public internet.

To test the connection, you can create a virtual machine in the virtual network and access your registry from there

If you want to use your Docker registry instead of ACR, you can specify the registry’s address and login credentials in your Dockerfile or Azure ML pipeline. For example, you can use the following code snippet to specify a private ACR Docker image in an Azure ML pipeline:

run_config.environment.docker.base_image = "mydockerimage:0.0.1"
run_config.environment.docker.base_image_registry.address = "myprivateacr.azurecr.io"
run_config.environment.docker.base_image_registry.username = "MyPrivateACR"
run_config.environment.docker.base_image_registry.password = "<the password for the registry>"

If your Docker registry is hosted on a physical server outside of Azure, you can still use Azure Private Link to connect to it. You can set up a private endpoint for your registry using the Azure portal or the Azure CLI

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

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