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Skopeo

Work with container images and registries from the command line

Developer Tools & Git ★ 11.3k stars Easy setup Apache-2.0

Skopeo is an open-source command-line utility that performs operations on container images and registries without a daemon. It can copy, inspect, and sign images for self-hosted registry workflows.

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Key features

  • Daemonless image operations
  • Registry-to-registry copy
  • Image inspection
  • Image signing

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Mature project with 11.3k GitHub stars
  • Written in Go

Is Skopeo secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Skopeo's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

Skopeo replaces

Self-hosted docker pull alternatives

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