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Date Published
Author
Stephen Chin
Word count
936
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The partnership between Docker and JFrog allows JFrog Cloud subscribers to bypass Docker Hub's image-pull rate limits, offering unlimited access to Docker Hub for cloud-native application development. This collaboration aims to enhance the DevOps community by providing a seamless developer experience, flexibility in tool selection, and enterprise-grade reliability. The partnership addresses Docker's previous consumption-based limits, which capped free users' image pulls, potentially affecting enterprise productivity. By utilizing JFrog Artifactory as a local cache and container registry, users benefit from improved productivity, optimized IT resource usage, enhanced security through JFrog Xray scanning, and reliable access to critical images. The agreement reduces business risks by preventing interruptions in build environments and offers comprehensive security and compliance insights across the DevOps pipeline. Additionally, JFrog supports self-hosted customers by providing guidance on authentication to avoid restrictions, allowing users to focus on development rather than managing Docker Hub pulls.