Sheldon Lewis

Working on a registry control plane

Why I am building a registry control plane on top of registry:2, and why it stayed private until it saw real use.

I am currently building a registry control plane project that is not public yet, but is intended to be released once it has seen enough real use and the rough edges are worked out.

Registry control plane dashboard overview

I built it because I wanted a simple registry-based platform with garbage collection and a maintenance mode. The foundation is a straightforward registry:2 based path instead of something heavier.

Most of the work has been around making that simple base practical to operate: clear authentication flow, predictable image lifecycle handling, and enough control points to keep the day-to-day maintenance workload low.

Registry control plane maintenance view

That is where the project stands right now: active, private, and moving toward a public release once the implementation feels stable.

Working on a registry control plane - Sheldon Lewis