Instead of Docker Hub

An image registry with pulls, teams and rate limits.

Swap it

Harbor is the serious registry and Forgejo ships one for free. Docker Hub's real product is the audience, and you were never going to get that by paying for pulls.

You lose: The public audience for your images.

Start here

Harbor

Apache-2.0a weekendactive

Vulnerability scanning, replication and role-based access. Wants a real server and storage.

github.com/goharbor/harbor goharbor.io

A database, object storage or mail config, plus backups.

Also worth a look

ForgejoGPL-3.0an eveningactive
A registry attached to your repositories, with the same login. Basic, and enough for a small team.
codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo forgejo.org
GitLabMIT (open core)a projectactive
A registry inside the whole GitLab stack. Heavy if you only wanted the registry.
github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq about.gitlab.com/getting-help

What the desk has written

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.