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The GitLab package registry acts as a private or public registry for a variety of common package managers. You can publish and share packages, which can be consumed as a dependency in downstream projects.
The GitLab Container Registry is a secure and private registry for container images. It's built on open source software and completely integrated within GitLab. Use GitLab CI/CD to create and publish images. Use the GitLab API to manage the registry across groups and projects.
The GitLab Terraform Module Registry is a secure and private registry for Terraform modules. You can use GitLab CI/CD to create and publish modules.
The GitLab virtual registry provides advanced caching, proxying, and distribution features to improve package management from external registries in GitLab.
The Dependency Proxy is a local proxy for frequently-used upstream images and packages.