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title: Vercel Container Registry
description: Vercel Container Registry (VCR) is a project-scoped registry for OCI container images. Use VCR to store, push, and pull Docker images on Vercel.
url: "https://vercel.com/kb/vercel-container-registry"
published: 2026-07-13
last_updated: 2026-07-13
install_vercel_plugin: npx plugins add vercel/vercel-plugin
---

# Vercel Container Registry

Vercel Container Registry (VCR) is a project-scoped registry for OCI container images. Use VCR to store, push, and pull Docker images on Vercel.

## Learn more about Vercel Container Registry

- [How to use Vercel Container Registry](/kb/guide/how-to-use-vercel-container-registry): Push, store, and pull OCI container images with Vercel Container Registry, then deploy them to Vercel Functions and Vercel Sandbox.
- [Introducing VCR: Vercel Container Registry](https://vercel.com/changelog/introducing-vcr-vercel-container-registry): Vercel Container Registry is an OCI-compliant image registry hosted on Vercel infrastructure. It works with standard workflows like docker push, docker pull, and docker tag, so there's nothing new to learn or tooling to migrate.
- [VCR in the Vercel Docs](https://vercel.com/docs/container-registry): Learn more about VCR, including its pricing and limits, in the Vercel docs.

## All Vercel Container Registry guides

- [How to choose between Functions, containers, and Daemons on Vercel](/kb/guide/vercel-functions-containers-daemons): Choose Vercel Functions for HTTP requests, container images for custom runtimes, and Daemons for continuous background workers.
- [How to migrate from Fly.io to Vercel](/kb/guide/migrate-fly-io-to-vercel): Move an app from Fly.io to Vercel. Map configuration, choose Functions or Daemons, plan persistent storage, and verify the production cutover.
- [Deploy a Node.js Fastify app on Vercel with Docker](/kb/guide/deploy-nodejs-on-vercel-with-docker): Build a Node.js application with Fastify and Docker, then deploy it to Vercel Functions. Learn how to configure environment variables, managed storage, and preview deployments for your project.
- [Deploy ASP.NET Core on Vercel with Docker](/kb/guide/dot-net-asp-net-on-vercel-with-docker): Build a .NET application with Docker and deploy it to Vercel Functions. Learn how to configure environment variables, integrations, and preview deployments for your ASP.NET Core application.
- [How to migrate from Google Cloud Run to Vercel](/kb/guide/migrate-cloud-run-to-vercel): Move a Cloud Run service or worker to Vercel. Compare runtimes, preserve Google Cloud access, and plan jobs, validation, and production cutover.
- [Deploy Rust on Vercel with Docker](/kb/guide/deploy-rust-on-vercel-with-docker): Build a Rust application with Axum and Docker, then deploy it to Vercel Functions. Learn how to configure environment variables, managed storage, and preview deployments for your project.
- [Deploy PHP on Vercel with Docker](/kb/guide/deploy-php-on-vercel-with-docker): Build a PHP application with FrankenPHP and Docker, then deploy it to Vercel Functions with managed configuration, storage, and preview deployments.
- [How to migrate from Render to Vercel](/kb/guide/migrate-render-to-vercel): Migrate from Render to Vercel: map web services, cron jobs, and containers to their equivalents, and handle what doesn't move.
- [Does Vercel support Docker deployments?](/kb/guide/does-vercel-support-docker-deployments): Vercel supports deploying OCI-compatible container images through Vercel Functions and Vercel Container Registry, with Active CPU pricing and automatic scaling.
- [How Docker Compose concepts map to Vercel](/kb/guide/docker-compose-concepts-on-vercel): Translate your Docker Compose file to Vercel: Compose services become Vercel Services, networks become bindings, and volumes become Marketplace databases and Vercel Blob.
- [How to test a container image in Vercel Sandbox before deploying](/kb/guide/test-container-image-vercel-sandbox): Validate a container image before deploying by booting it as a custom Sandbox image from Vercel Container Registry (VCR) or running Docker inside a Vercel Sandbox.
- [How to migrate from GHCR to Vercel Container Registry](/kb/guide/migrate-ghcr-to-vcr): Migrate container images from GitHub Container Registry (GHCR) to Vercel Container Registry (VCR), including authentication, multi-platform copies, and CI updates
- [Deploy Go apps on Vercel using Docker](/kb/guide/deploy-go-using-docker-vercel): Deploy an existing Dockerized Go app to Vercel using Memos as a real-world example, with Neon Postgres for durable data.
- [Deploy Python apps on Vercel using Docker](/kb/guide/vercel-docker-python-apps): Deploy a Dockerized Python application that depends on native software, OCR engines, or small local models, plus a Next.js frontend, on Vercel Services.
- [Running Docker on Vercel vs Render](/kb/guide/docker-on-vercel-vs-render): Compare how Vercel and Render run Docker workloads, including deployment model, scaling, image sources, state, and networking.
- [How to use Vercel Container Registry](/kb/guide/how-to-use-vercel-container-registry): Push, store, and pull OCI container images with Vercel Container Registry, then deploy them to Vercel Functions and Vercel Sandbox.

## Explore other topics in the Vercel Knowledge Base

- [Migrations](/kb/migrations): Learn how to migrate your application or agent to Vercel's agentic infrastructure.
- [Vercel Sandbox](/kb/vercel-sandbox): The compute primitive designed to safely run untrusted or user-generated code on Vercel.
- [Infrastructure and Compute](/kb/infrastructure-and-compute): Scale and deliver applications efficiently across regions using Vercel's Fluid Compute and CDN.
- [Backends](/kb/backends): Backends on Vercel run on Fluid compute with Active CPU pricing, plus Instant Rollback, the Vercel Firewall, protected previews, and rolling releases.
