IPDR: InterPlanetary Docker Registry

IPFS-backed Docker Registry

IPDR is a Docker Registry tool that proxies Docker registry requests to IPFS for pushing and pulling images. IPDR allows you to store Docker images on IPFS instead of a central registry like Docker Hub or Google Container Registry. Docker images are referenced by their IPFS hash instead of the repo tag names.

IPDR is compatabile with the Docker Registry HTTP API V2 Spec for pulling images*

^{_{*not fully 1:1 implemented yet}}

High-level overview:

Install
Getting started
CLI
Test
FAQ
Contributing
Resources
License

Install

Install with Go:

go get -u github.com/miguelmota/ipdr/cmd/ipdr

Install from release binaries:

# replace x.x.x with the latest version
wget https://github.com/miguelmota/ipdr/releases/download/x.x.x/ipdr_x.x.x_linux_amd64.tar.gz
tar -xvzf ipdr_x.x.x_linux_amd64.tar.gz ipdr
./ipdr --help

# move to bin path
sudo mv ipdr /usr/local/bin/ipdr

Getting started

Prerequisites

Start IPFS daemon (Install instructions):

$ ipfs daemon
Initializing daemon...
Swarm listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip4/192.168.86.90/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip6/::1/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /p2p-circuit/ipfs/QmR29wrbNv3WrMuodwuLiDwvskuZKKeTtcYDw7SwNffzCH
Swarm announcing /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001
Swarm announcing /ip4/192.168.0.21/tcp/43042
Swarm announcing /ip4/192.168.86.90/tcp/4001
Swarm announcing /ip6/::1/tcp/4001
API server listening on /ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/5001
Gateway (readonly) server listening on /ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/8080
Daemon is ready

Add docker.localhost to /etc/hosts:

echo '127.0.0.1 docker.localhost' | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts

Flush local DNS cache:

on macOS:

dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

on Ubuntu 18+:
```
sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches
```

Example flow

Create Dockerfile:

FROM busybox:latest

CMD echo 'hello world'

Build Docker image:

docker build -t example/helloworld .

Test run:

$ docker run example/helloworld:latest
hello world

Use IPDR CLI to push to IPFS:

$ ipdr push example/helloworld

INFO[0000] [registry] temp: /var/folders/k1/m2rmftgd48q97pj0xf9csdb00000gn/T/205139235
INFO[0000] [registry] preparing image in: /var/folders/k1/m2rmftgd48q97pj0xf9csdb00000gn/T/657143846
INFO[0000]
[registry] dist: /var/folders/k1/m2rmftgd48q97pj0xf9csdb00000gn/T/657143846/default/blobs/sha256:305510b2c684403553fd8f383e8d109b147df2cfde60e40a85564532c383c8b8
INFO[0000] [registry] compressing layer: /var/folders/k1/m2rmftgd48q97pj0xf9csdb00000gn/T/205139235/886f4bdfa483cc176e947c63d069579785c051793a9634f571fded7b9026cd3c/layer.tar
INFO[0000] [registry] root dir: /var/folders/k1/m2rmftgd48q97pj0xf9csdb00000gn/T/657143846
INFO[0000] [registry] upload hash QmRxZ5Wffj6b1j8ckJLcr7yFrbHUhBYXsAMbj7Krwu1pp8
INFO[0000]
[registry] uploaded to /ipfs/Qmc2ot2NQadXmbvPbsidyjYDvPfPwKZmovzNpfRPKxXUrL
INFO[0000] [registry] docker image ciqmw4mig2uwaygddjlutoywq43udutvdmuxkcxvetsjp2mjdde27wi

Successfully pushed Docker image to IPFS:
/ipfs/Qmc2ot2NQadXmbvPbsidyjYDvPfPwKZmovzNpfRPKxXUrL

Use IPDR CLI to pull from IPFS:

$ ipdr pull /ipfs/QmagW4H1uE5rkm8A6iVS8WuiyjcWQzqXRHbM3KuUfzrCup

INFO[0000] [registry/server] port 5000
INFO[0000] [registry] attempting to pull docker.localhost:5000/ciqmw4mig2uwaygddjlutoywq43udutvdmuxkcxvetsjp2mjdde27wi
INFO[0000] [registry/server] /v2/
INFO[0000] [registry/server] /v2/ciqmw4mig2uwaygddjlutoywq43udutvdmuxkcxvetsjp2mjdde27wi/manifests/latest
INFO[0000] [registry/server] location http://127.0.0.1:8080/ipfs/Qmc2ot2NQadXmbvPbsidyjYDvPfPwKZmovzNpfRPKxXUrL/manifests/latest-v2
{"status":"Pulling from ciqmw4mig2uwaygddjlutoywq43udutvdmuxkcxvetsjp2mjdde27wi","id":"latest"}
{"status":"Digest: sha256:1fb36e4704d6ebad5becdcfe996807de5f8db687da396330f112157c888c165b"}
{"status":"Status: Downloaded newer image for docker.localhost:5000/ciqmw4mig2uwaygddjlutoywq43udutvdmuxkcxvetsjp2mjdde27wi:latest"}

Successfully pulled Docker image from IPFS:
docker.localhost:5000/ciqmw4mig2uwaygddjlutoywq43udutvdmuxkcxvetsjp2mjdde27wi

Run image pulled from IPFS:

$ docker run docker.localhost:5000/ciqmw4mig2uwaygddjlutoywq43udutvdmuxkcxvetsjp2mjdde27wi
hello world

Retag Docker image:

$ docker tag docker.localhost:5000/ciqmw4mig2uwaygddjlutoywq43udutvdmuxkcxvetsjp2mjdde27wi example/helloworld:latest

You can also pull the image using docker pull:

First run the IPDR server in a seperate terminal:

$ ipdr server -p 5000
INFO[0000] [registry/server] listening on [::]:5000

Then convert the IPFS hash to a valid format docker allows:

$ ipdr convert QmYMg6WAuvF5i5yFmjT8KkqewZ5Ngh4U9Mp1bGfdjraFVk --format=docker

ciqjjwaeoszdgcaasxmlhjuqnhbctgwijqz64w564lrzeyjezcvbj4y

Now you can docker pull the image from IPFS:

$ docker pull docker.localhost:5000/ciqjjwaeoszdgcaasxmlhjuqnhbctgwijqz64w564lrzeyjezcvbj4y
Using default tag: latest
latest: Pulling from ciqjjwaeoszdgcaasxmlhjuqnhbctgwijqz64w564lrzeyjezcvbj4y
Digest: sha256:6b787c9e04c2038d4b3cb0392417abdddfcfd88e10005d970fc751cdcfd6d895
Status: Downloaded newer image for docker.localhost:5000/ciqjjwaeoszdgcaasxmlhjuqnhbctgwijqz64w564lrzeyjezcvbj4y:latest

Test run:

$ docker run docker.localhost:5000/ciqjjwaeoszdgcaasxmlhjuqnhbctgwijqz64w564lrzeyjezcvbj4y
hello world

TLDR; example

# build Docker image
docker build -t example/helloworld .

# push to IPFS
IPFS_HASH="$(ipdr push example/helloworld --silent)"

# pull from IPFS
REPO_TAG=$(ipdr pull "$IPFS_HASH" --silent)

# run image pulled from IPFS
docker run "$REPO_TAG"

CLI

$ ipdr --help

The command-line interface for the InterPlanetary Docker Registry.
More info: https://github.com/miguelmota/ipdr

Usage:
  ipdr [flags]
  ipdr [command]

Available Commands:
  convert     Convert a hash to IPFS format or Docker registry format
  help        Help about any command
  pull        Pull image from the IPFS-backed Docker registry
  push        Push image to IPFS-backed Docker registry
  server      Start IPFS-backed Docker registry server

Flags:
  -h, --help   help for ipdr

Use "ipdr [command] --help" for more information about a command.

Test

make test

FAQ

Q: How do I configure the local registry host or port that IPDR uses when pushing or pulling Docker images?
- A: Use the --docker-registry-host flag, eg. --docker-registry-host docker.for.mac.local:5000
Q: How do I configure the IPFS host that IPDR uses for pushing Docker images?
- A: Use the --ipfs-host flag, eg. --ipfs-host 127.0.0.1:5001
Q: How do I configure the IPFS gateway that IPDR uses for pulling Docker images?
- A: Use the --ipfs-gateway flag, eg. --ipfs-gateway https://ipfs.io
Q: How can I configure the port for the IPDR registry server?
- A: Use the --port flag, eg. --port 5000
Q: How do I setup HTTPS/TLS on the IPDR registry server?
- A: Use the --tlsKeyPath and --tlsCertPath flag, eg. --tlsKeyPath path/server.key --tlsCertPath path/server.crt

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome!

For contributions please create a new branch and submit a pull request for review.

Resources

License

MIT

realChainLife/ipdr