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Is Vultr Container Registry OCI-Compliant?

Updated on 15 September, 2025

Container Registry is fully OCI-compliant, ensuring compatibility with standard container workflows and tools

Yes. Vultr Container Registry (VCR) is fully compliant with the Open Container Initiative (OCI) standards for container images and artifacts. This compliance ensures that VCR can store, manage, and distribute container images in a format that is widely accepted across the container ecosystem.

Because VCR follows the OCI specification, it is compatible with commonly used tools such as:

  • Docker CLI
  • Podman
  • Kubernetes (Vultr Kubernetes Engine and other distributions)
  • Helm charts (via OCI registries)
  • CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)

Why OCI Compliance Matters?

  • Interoperability: You can push and pull images between VCR and any OCI-compliant runtime or registry without modification.
  • Portability: Images stored in VCR can be used across different environments (development, staging, and production) without vendor lock-in.
  • Ecosystem Support: Most modern orchestration and automation platforms rely on OCI standards, ensuring seamless integration with VCR.

OCI compliance ensures that Vultr Container Registry keeps your container workflows flexible, portable, and compatible with the broader cloud-native ecosystem.