---
title: Create
url: https://docs.vultr.com/reference/vultr-cli/container-registry/create
description: Creates a new private container registry in Vultrs cloud platform for storing and managing Docker container images.
publish_date: 2025-09-14T03:02:22.703594Z
last_updated: 2025-11-07T17:40:47.864761Z
---

The `vultr-cli container-registry create` command creates a new private container registry in your Vultr account to store and manage Docker container images.

## Usage

```console
$ vultr-cli container-registry create [flags]
```

## Examples

```console
# Full example
$ vultr-cli container-registry create --region="sjc" --name="my-registry" --public=true --plan="start_up"

all flags are required

# Shortened example with aliases
$ vultr-cli cr c -i="sjc" -n="my-registry" -p=true -l="start_up"
```

## Flags
| Shorthand | Long Version | Description |
|-----------|--------------|-------------|
| -n | --name | The name to use for the container registry |
| -l | --plan | The type of plan to use for the container registry |
| -p | --public | make the registry publicly available (`true` or `false`) |
| -i | --region | The ID of the region in which to create the container registry |