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stage: Enablement
group: Geo
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers
type: howto
---
# Docker Registry for a secondary node **(PREMIUM ONLY)**
You can set up a [Docker Registry](https://docs.docker.com/registry/) on your
**secondary** Geo node that mirrors the one on the **primary** Geo node.
## Storage support
Docker Registry currently supports a few types of storage. If you choose a
distributed storage (`azure`, `gcs`, `s3`, `swift`, or `oss`) for your Docker
Registry on the **primary** node, you can use the same storage for a **secondary**
Docker Registry as well. For more information, read the
[Load balancing considerations](https://docs.docker.com/registry/deploying/#load-balancing-considerations)
when deploying the Registry, and how to set up the storage driver for GitLab's
integrated [Container Registry](../../packages/container_registry.md#use-object-storage).
## Replicating Docker Registry
You can enable a storage-agnostic replication so it
can be used for cloud or local storage. Whenever a new image is pushed to the
**primary** node, each **secondary** node will pull it to its own container
repository.
To configure Docker Registry replication:
1. Configure the [**primary** node](#configure-primary-node).
1. Configure the [**secondary** node](#configure-secondary-node).
1. Verify Docker Registry [replication](#verify-replication).
### Configure **primary** node
Make sure that you have Container Registry set up and working on
the **primary** node before following the next steps.
We need to make Docker Registry send notification events to the
**primary** node.
1. SSH into your GitLab **primary** server and login as root:
```shell
sudo -i
```
1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
```ruby
registry['notifications'] = [
{
'name' => 'geo_event',
'url' => 'https://example.com/api/v4/container_registry_event/events',
'timeout' => '500ms',
'threshold' => 5,
'backoff' => '1s',
'headers' => {
'Authorization' => ['<replace_with_a_secret_token>']
}
}
]
```
NOTE: **Note:**
Replace `<replace_with_a_secret_token>` with a case sensitive alphanumeric string
that starts with a letter. You can generate one with `< /dev/urandom tr -dc _A-Z-a-z-0-9 | head -c 32 | sed "s/^[0-9]*//"; echo`
NOTE: **Note:**
If you use an external Registry (not the one integrated with GitLab), you must add
these settings to its configuration yourself. In this case, you will also have to specify
notification secret in `registry.notification_secret` section of
`/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file.
NOTE: **Note:**
If you use GitLab HA, you will also have to specify
the notification secret in `registry.notification_secret` section of
`/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file for every web node.
1. Reconfigure the **primary** node for the change to take effect:
```shell
gitlab-ctl reconfigure
```
### Configure **secondary** node
Make sure you have Container Registry set up and working on
the **secondary** node before following the next steps.
The following steps should be done on each **secondary** node you're
expecting to see the Docker images replicated.
Because we need to allow the **secondary** node to communicate securely with
the **primary** node Container Registry, we need to have a single key
pair for all the nodes. The **secondary** node will use this key to
generate a short-lived JWT that is pull-only-capable to access the
**primary** node Container Registry.
1. SSH into the **secondary** node and login as the `root` user:
```shell
sudo -i
```
1. Copy `/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/etc/gitlab-registry.key` from the **primary** to the **secondary** node.
1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
```ruby
gitlab_rails['geo_registry_replication_enabled'] = true
gitlab_rails['geo_registry_replication_primary_api_url'] = 'https://primary.example.com:5050/' # Primary registry address, it will be used by the secondary node to directly communicate to primary registry
```
1. Reconfigure the **secondary** node for the change to take effect:
```shell
gitlab-ctl reconfigure
```
### Verify replication
To verify Container Registry replication is working, go to **Admin Area > Geo**
(`/admin/geo/nodes`) on the **secondary** node.
The initial replication, or "backfill", will probably still be in progress.
You can monitor the synchronization process on each Geo node from the **primary** node's **Geo Nodes** dashboard in your browser.
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