docker login

CautionRegistry login

docker login <registry>

Authenticates to a registry; pipe the secret via --password-stdin. Auth failures break push/pull.

Examples

echo $TOKEN | docker login ghcr.io -u user --password-stdinLogin with a piped token

Syntax

docker login [registry] [-u user]

Before you run it

Inline passwords leak into history.

Used when you see

ImagePullBackOff

Confirm registry login works

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Related commands

docker pushPush to a registry
docker pullPull an image

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