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# Package Registry **(FREE)**

> [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221259) from GitLab Premium to GitLab Free in 13.3.

With the GitLab Package Registry, you can use GitLab as a private or public registry for a variety
of [supported package managers](#supported-package-managers).
You can publish and share packages, which can be consumed as a dependency in downstream projects.

## Package workflows

Learn how to use the GitLab Package Registry to build your own custom package workflow:

- [Use a project as a package registry](../workflows/project_registry.md)
  to publish all of your packages to one project.

- Publish multiple different packages from one [monorepo project](../workflows/working_with_monorepos.md).

## View packages

You can view packages for your project or group.

1. Go to the project or group.
1. Go to **Packages & Registries > Package Registry**.

You can search, sort, and filter packages on this page. You can share your search results by copying
and pasting the URL from your browser.

You can also find helpful code snippets for configuring your package manager or installing a given package.

When you view packages in a group:

- All projects published to the group and its projects are displayed.
- Only the projects you can access are displayed.
- If a project is private, or you are not a member of the project, it is not displayed.

For information on how to create and upload a package, view the GitLab documentation for your package type.

## Authenticate with the registry

Authentication depends on the package manager being used. For more information, see the docs on the
specific package format you want to use.

For most package types, the following credential types are valid:

- [Personal access token](../../profile/personal_access_tokens.md):
  authenticates with your user permissions. Good for personal and local use of the package registry.
- [Project deploy token](../../project/deploy_tokens/index.md):
  allows access to all packages in a project. Good for granting and revoking project access to many
  users.
- [Group deploy token](../../project/deploy_tokens/index.md#group-deploy-token):
  allows access to all packages in a group and its subgroups. Good for granting and revoking access
  to a large number of packages to sets of users.
- [Job token](../../../ci/jobs/ci_job_token.md):
  allows access to packages in the project running the job for the users running the pipeline.
  Access to other external projects can be configured.

## Use GitLab CI/CD to build packages

You can use [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/index.md) to build packages.
For Maven, NuGet, npm, Conan, Helm, and PyPI packages, and Composer dependencies, you can
authenticate with GitLab by using the `CI_JOB_TOKEN`.

CI/CD templates, which you can use to get started, are in [this repository](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates).

Learn more about using the GitLab Package Registry with CI/CD:

- [Composer](../composer_repository/index.md#publish-a-composer-package-by-using-cicd)
- [Conan](../conan_repository/index.md#publish-a-conan-package-by-using-cicd)
- [Generic](../generic_packages/index.md#publish-a-generic-package-by-using-cicd)
- [Maven](../maven_repository/index.md#create-maven-packages-with-gitlab-cicd)
- [npm](../npm_registry/index.md#publish-an-npm-package-by-using-cicd)
- [NuGet](../nuget_repository/index.md#publish-a-nuget-package-by-using-cicd)
- [PyPI](../pypi_repository/index.md#authenticate-with-a-ci-job-token)
- [RubyGems](../rubygems_registry/index.md#authenticate-with-a-ci-job-token)

If you use CI/CD to build a package, extended activity information is displayed
when you view the package details:

![Package CI/CD activity](img/package_activity_v12_10.png)

You can view which pipeline published the package, and the commit and user who triggered it. However, the history is limited to five updates of a given package.

## Reduce storage usage

For information on reducing your storage use for the Package Registry, see
[Reduce Package Registry storage use](reduce_package_registry_storage.md).

## Disable the Package Registry

The Package Registry is automatically enabled.

If you are using a self-managed instance of GitLab, your administrator can remove
the menu item, **Packages & Registries**, from the GitLab sidebar. For more information,
see the [administration documentation](../../../administration/packages/index.md).

You can also remove the Package Registry for your project specifically:

1. In your project, go to **Settings > General**.
1. Expand the **Visibility, project features, permissions** section and disable the
   **Packages** feature.
1. Click **Save changes**.

The **Packages & Registries > Package Registry** entry is removed from the sidebar.

## Supported package managers

WARNING:
Not all package manager formats are ready for production use. To view each format's status, see the
table's **Status** column.

The Package Registry supports the following formats:

| Package type | GitLab version | Status |
| ------------ | -------------- |------- |
| [Maven](../maven_repository/index.md) | 11.3+ | GA |
| [npm](../npm_registry/index.md) | 11.7+ | GA |
| [NuGet](../nuget_repository/index.md) | 12.8+ | GA |
| [PyPI](../pypi_repository/index.md) | 12.10+ | GA |
| [Generic packages](../generic_packages/index.md) | 13.5+ | GA |
| [Composer](../composer_repository/index.md) | 13.2+ | [Beta](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/6817) |
| [Conan](../conan_repository/index.md) | 12.6+ | [Beta](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/6816) |
| [Helm](../helm_repository/index.md) | 14.1+ | [Beta](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/6366) |
| [Debian](../debian_repository/index.md) | 14.2+ | [Alpha](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/6057) |
| [Go](../go_proxy/index.md) | 13.1+ | [Alpha](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/3043) |
| [Ruby gems](../rubygems_registry/index.md) | 13.10+ | [Alpha](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/3200) |

[Status](../../../policy/alpha-beta-support.md):

- Alpha: behind a feature flag and not officially supported.
- Beta: several known issues that may prevent expected use.
- GA (Generally Available): ready for production use at any scale.

You can also use the [API](../../../api/packages.md) to administer the Package Registry.

## Accepting contributions

This table lists unsupported package manager formats that we are accepting contributions for.
Consider contributing to GitLab. This [development documentation](../../../development/packages.md)
guides you through the process.

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| Format | Status |
| ------ | ------ |
| Chef      | [#36889](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36889) |
| CocoaPods | [#36890](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36890) |
| Conda     | [#36891](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36891) |
| CRAN      | [#36892](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36892) |
| Opkg      | [#36894](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36894) |
| P2        | [#36895](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36895) |
| Puppet    | [#36897](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36897) |
| RPM       | [#5932](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/5128)    |
| SBT       | [#36898](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36898) |
| Swift     | [#12233](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/12233) |
| Vagrant   | [#36899](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36899) |

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