Quay overview
Quay provides a centralized platform for managing containerized applications and Open Container Initiative (OCI) images, making it easier for developers and organizations to handle their containerization workflows.
Key features
Quay includes the following features:
- Secure storage
- SSL/TLS encryption for container images
- Continuous integration
- Built-in CI/CD capabilities
- Access control
- Robot accounts, teams, and permission management
- Build triggers
- Automated image building
- Logging and auditing
- Comprehensive activity tracking
- Public and private repositories
- Flexible repository options
Quay UI overview
The Quay UI is designed to be intuitive and user-friendly, providing a gateway for users of all skill levels to manage and interact with container images effectively.
Landing page
The landing page is the central hub that provides access to the following resources:
- Explore
- Search the Quay.io database for applications and repositories
- Tutorial
- Step-by-step walkthrough for using Quay.io (currently deprecated)
- Sign in
- Access to your Quay.io repository
- Documentation
- Comprehensive guides and resources
- Status page
- System operational status and maintenance schedules
Account management
You need two correlated accounts to use Quay:
- Red Hat account
- Provides user interface access and Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog access
- Quay username
- Used for pushing and pulling container images via command-line interface
Repositories page
After account creation, you access the Repositories page, which is a dedicated hub for the following tasks:
- Managing container images
- Organizing repositories
- Interacting with related resources
- Navigating between projects
Key features accessible through the user interface
The Quay UI provides access to the following features:
- Repository exploration and search
- Image management and deployment
- Build trigger configuration
- Permission and access control settings
- Team and robot account management
- Logging and audit trail review