ATCR AppView#

The AppView is the OCI-compliant registry server for ATCR (ATProto Container Registry). It provides the Docker Registry HTTP API V2 and a web interface for browsing container images.

What is AppView?#

AppView serves as the central registry server that:

Serves OCI Distribution API - Compatible with Docker, containerd, podman, and other OCI clients
Resolves ATProto identities - Converts handles and DIDs to PDS endpoints
Routes manifests - Stores container manifests as ATProto records in users' Personal Data Servers
Routes blobs - Proxies blob operations to hold services (S3-compatible storage)
Provides web UI - Browse, search, and star repositories

Image Format#

Container images use ATProto identities:

atcr.io/alice.bsky.social/myapp:latest
atcr.io/did:plc:xyz123/myapp:latest

Using ATCR#

Push Images#

# Install credential helper
curl -fsSL https://atcr.io/install.sh | bash

# Configure Docker (add to ~/.docker/config.json)
{
  "credHelpers": {
    "atcr.io": "atcr"
  }
}

# Push images (authenticates automatically)
docker tag myapp:latest atcr.io/yourhandle/myapp:latest
docker push atcr.io/yourhandle/myapp:latest

Pull Images#

# Public images (no auth required)
docker pull atcr.io/alice.bsky.social/myapp:latest

# Private images (automatic OAuth authentication)
docker pull atcr.io/yourhandle/private-app:latest

Running Your Own AppView#

Deploy your own registry instance with Docker Compose:

# Create configuration
cp .env.appview.example .env.appview
# Edit .env.appview with your settings

# Start services
docker-compose up -d

Configuration#

Key environment variables:

ATCR_HTTP_ADDR - HTTP listen address (default: :5000)
ATCR_BASE_URL - Public URL for OAuth/JWT realm
ATCR_DEFAULT_HOLD_DID - Default hold service DID for blob storage (required)
ATCR_UI_ENABLED - Enable web interface (default: true)
JETSTREAM_URL - ATProto event stream URL for real-time updates

See deployment documentation for production setup.

Features#

✅ OCI-compliant - Full Docker Registry API V2 support
✅ ATProto OAuth - Secure authentication with DPoP
✅ Decentralized storage - Manifests stored in users' PDS
✅ Web UI - Browse repositories, view tags, search images
✅ Real-time updates - Jetstream integration for live indexing
✅ Multi-arch support - ARM64, AMD64, and other platforms
✅ BYOS - Bring Your Own Storage via hold services

Storage Architecture#

Hybrid model:

Manifests → ATProto records in user's PDS (small JSON metadata)
Blobs → Hold services with S3-compatible backends (large binary layers)

This design keeps metadata portable and federated while leveraging cheap blob storage for layers.

License#

MIT

Documentation: https://tangled.org/@evan.jarrett.net/at-container-registry Source Code: https://tangled.org/@evan.jarrett.net/at-container-registry

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