CfgMgmtCamp 2025 Ghent

The Present and Future of Katello's Container Registry
2025-02-03, 16:50–17:40, Pulp (B.1.029)

Katello provides patching, lifecycle management, and more to Foreman. While most users use Katello to keep EL and Debian machines up to date, did you know that it also has a container registry? Come to this presentation to learn how to use the container registry and what features are coming in the near future.


Katello can be a great way to manage container content in your data center. Sync container repositories locally to reduce internet bandwidth, snapshot them to avoid surprise upstream image re-tagging, and distribute them across different geographical locations via smart proxies. As of recent releases, you can even push your custom built images to the Katello container registry as well.

We have a couple exciting container-related features coming in the future too: OCI Flatpak support and bootc (image mode) host support. This presentation will include a demo of existing container registry functionality plus a sneak-preview of these features if they have code merged by the conference.

I'm a passionate engineer for Red Hat who has worked on Katello for the past 6 years. I enjoy solving problems and working in the realm of open source. Outside of work, I'm also interested in music, biking, and photography.

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