Running an image from a private repository

A private repository gives you total control over who is able to push and pull images. This improves security by limiting access and keeping a full audit log. With proper configuration of caching and load balancing, a private repository can also speed up deployments.

In this recipe, you will learn how to configure Mesos to use a custom Docker repository with optional authentication. This will enable you to host a private repository inside your organization.

Getting ready

You need to have Docker support enabled; see the Configuring Docker image support for Mesos containerizer and Using Docker containerizer recipes to get more information.

How to do it...

Create a Docker configuration with the address and credentials of your repository:

cat <<EOF > /etc/mesos-slave/docker_config
{
   "auths": {
     "quay.io": {
       "auth": "xXxXxXxXxXx="
     },
     "https://index.docker.io/v1/": {
       "auth": "xXxXxXxXxXx="
     },
     "https://index...