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Container Registry:Release notes

Last Updated:Jun 19, 2023

This topic describes the release notes for Container Registry and provides links to the relevant references.

June 2022

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Service availability in the China (Guangzhou) region The China (Guangzhou) region begins to support Container Registry. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instances and Container Registry Personal Edition instancesChina (Guangzhou)Supported regions
Service availability in the China (Ulanqab) region The China (Ulanqab) region begins to support Container Registry. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instances and Container Registry Personal Edition instancesChina (Ulanqab)Supported regions
Container image building in VPC mode Container Registry provides the virtual private cloud (VPC) mode. In this mode, you can create a GitLab service or other internal services, such as Maven repositories, in a VPC without exposing the public endpoint. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllBuild a container image in a VPC

April 2022

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Service availability in the China (Hohhot) region The China (Hohhot) region begins to support Container Registry. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesChina (Hohhot)None
Enhanced security policies for cloud-native application delivery chains Specified Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) can be blocked, and global vulnerability exemption whitelists are supported. The more convenient and flexible security judgment mechanism improves the DevSecOps delivery efficiency and quality of your containers. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllCreate a delivery chain

February 2022

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Improved image deletion performance Container Registry Enterprise Edition instances support non-blocking garbage collection (GC). During the deletion process, image pushes and pulls are not affected. Multiple architecture artifacts and accelerated images can be deleted. The deletion rate is increased by five times. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllDelete image tags

January 2022

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Optimized password-free component The password-free component aliyun-acr-acceleration-suite is changed from a default component of the cluster to an optional component. In addition, credentials need a shorter time to take effect, which improves the experience of users in image pulls without using passwords. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllaliyun-acr-acceleration-suite

December 2021

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Access to an Enterprise Edition instance by using the endpoint of a Personal Edition instance Enterprise Edition instances can be accessed by using the endpoints of Personal Edition instances. This makes it easier to migrate images from a Personal Edition instance to an Enterprise Edition instance. After images of a Personal Edition instance are migrated to an Enterprise Edition instance, you can use the endpoint of the Personal Edition instance to access the Enterprise Edition instance. This allows you to access and manage the Enterprise Edition instance without changing the endpoint configurations on the client. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllUse an image domain name of a Personal Edition instance to access an Enterprise Edition instance
Acceleration of cross-border replication Cross-border replication can be accelerated to improve the global image replication capabilities of Enterprise Edition instances. The image replication success rate is improved to higher than 99.9% based on scheduling policies and network link optimization. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllNone

November 2021

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Service availability in the Philippines (Manila) region The Philippines (Manila) region begins to support Container Registry. Container Registry Personal Edition instancesPhilippines (Manila)Supported regions
Service availability in the Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) region The Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) region begins to support Container Registry. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesMalaysia (Kuala Lumpur)Supported regions
Event notification The event notification feature is supported after Container Registry is integrated with the event bus service EventBridge. You can subscribe to a variety of instance-level events such as image creation, image scan, image replication, image signing, and delivery chain. Then, Container Registry can use methods such as DingTalk, the HTTP Gateway, and the HTTPS Gateway to notify customers of these events. This feature improves the integration experience of customers in DevSecOps processes. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllCreate an event notification
Cloud-native artifact center The cloud native artifact center is designed for enterprises and individual container developers and provides basic container images certified by Alibaba Cloud, such as Dragonwell, Alibaba Cloud Linux 2, and Alibaba Cloud Linux 3. It improves the efficiency and security of the business containerization process. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllNone

September 2021

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Image import The images and metadata of a Personal Edition instance can be imported to an Enterprise Edition instance by using the Container Registry console. This accelerates image migration from Personal Edition instances to Enterprise Edition instances. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllImport images from a Personal Edition instance to an Enterprise Edition instance
Silent GC mode The silent GC mode is supported. When Object Storage Service (OSS) buckets are being deleted, container images can still be pulled from or pushed to image repositories. This feature improves user experience in artifact management. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllRelease the storage space of OSS

August 2021

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Expansion of P2P distribution scenarios The ACR@Edge mode is available for edge and data center scenarios. Image cache and P2P distribution are supported to reduce the bandwidth of back-to-origin routing and accelerate image pulls. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllUse the P2P acceleration feature in edge clusters

July 2021

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Manual image replication and replication retry Manual image replication and replication retries are supported. This improves user experience in global image replication. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAll

June 2021

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Event notification Events throughout the lifecycle of artifacts can be subscribed to, such as events about security scan, delivery chain, image signing, image replication, and image build. Events can be notified by using EventBridge-based notification methods, such as DingTalk and text messages. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesChina (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), and China (Hong Kong)This feature is available for minor versions. No documentation is available.

April 2021

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
OCI artifact management More types of Open Container Initiative (OCI) artifacts throughout the lifecycle can be managed. OCI artifacts include container images, Helm charts, and Cloud Native Application Bundles (CNAB). Different types of OCI artifacts can be stored and distributed and the versions of the OCI artifacts can be managed. This allows you to use different types of OCI artifacts in a more convenient way. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllWhat is Container Registry?

March 2021

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
P2P acceleration feature V2.0 The P2P acceleration feature is updated to V2.0. The following features are supported:
  • The P2P component on the Add-ons page can be installed in the Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) console or in on-premises Kubernetes clusters. The P2P acceleration feature can be used in the clusters without the need to deploy accelerated images.
  • Images can be distributed among more than 1,000 nodes in P2P mode. P2P acceleration feature V2.0 can speed up the image download by 100%.
  • Images can be distributed in P2P mode among the nodes of the clusters that use both Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances and elastic container instances. This improves the response speed in elastic scaling scenarios.
  • Images can be distributed in P2P mode among multiple clusters that are deployed in different VPCs. This improves the flexibility of image distribution.
Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllUse the P2P acceleration feature in ASK and ACK clusters

February 2021

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Update of the image build feature The image build feature is updated from multiple dimensions, such as the diversity of source code repositories, image build speed, and user experience. The following features are supported:
  • The source code repositories of Apsara DevOps Codeup and Gitee can be accessed and image build can be automatically triggered when the code in the source code repositories changes. This improves the efficiency of R&D iteration.
  • Image build can be accelerated based on multi-level cache policies and data centers outside the Chinese mainland. This improves the image build speed by 30%.
  • Build rules that are based on image tags and build settings are supported. This improves user experience and efficiency in implementing cloud-native DevOps solutions.
Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllUse Container Registry Enterprise Edition instances to build images

December 2020

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Image version management and instance-level image deletion The number of image versions increases as the container-based business develops and iterates. The increasing number leads to complex image maintenance and high cost. Retention policies can be configured to delete image versions for an instance. A specific number of recent images or images that match the specified regular expression can be retained. Other expired image versions are automatically deleted. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesChina (Beijing), China (Hangzhou), and China (Shanghai)

November 2020

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
On-demand image loading The on-demand image loading feature is provided to accelerate image loading in elastic scaling scenarios that require short cold start time and in AI-based scenarios where large images slow down the distribution. A standard container image can be converted to an accelerated image. Then, the aliyun-acr-acceleration-suite component can be installed on worker nodes of an ACK cluster. Pods that are scheduled to the worker nodes load the resources of images on demand and decompress image packages online. This feature reduces the average amount of time required to start a container by 60% and quadruples the speed of application distribution. This ensures that images are run with high efficiency. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesChina (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), US (Virginia), and US (Silicon Valley)Load resources of a container image on demand

October 2020

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Custom domain names Custom domain names are supported. A custom domain name that has a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate can be bound to an instance. Then, the instance can be accessed over HTTPS by using the custom domain name. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllUse a custom domain name to access a Container Registry Enterprise Edition instance
Migration from a self-managed Harbor instance to a Container Registry Enterprise Edition instance Images can be migrated from a self-managed Harbor instance to a Container Registry Enterprise Edition instance. This reduces the cost of creating and maintaining an image registry by yourself. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllMigrate images from a self-managed Harbor instance to Container Registry Enterprise Edition in 10 minutes

June 2020

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Update of global image replication links The global image replication links are updated to support automatic image replication across major regions around the world. Container Registry provides a replication success rate higher than 99% and ensures efficient image distribution and iteration on a global scale. Replication rules can be configured for Container Registry Enterprise Edition instances to replicate images by namespace or repository. In addition, Internet access is not required to replicate images in Container Registry Enterprise Edition instances. This improves the convenience and security of image replication. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllNone

April 2020

FeatureDescriptionApplicable scopeRegionReferences
Image signing Image signing is supported. This prevents man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and unauthorized image updates or deployments. This way, image consistency and security from distribution to deployment are ensured. Automatic image signing by namespace is supported. Every time an image is pushed to Container Registry, Container Registry automatically signs the image based on the matched signature rule. This ensures that container images are trustworthy. Container Registry Enterprise Edition instancesAllSign container images