In April 2025, Docker Inc withdrew plans to further constrain Docker Hub Rate Limits.
So rate limits remain unchanged at:
Account Type Limit anonymous users 100 pulls per 6 hours per IP address authenticated users 200 pulls per 6 hour period Users with a paid Docker subscription Unlimited pulls (up from 5000 pulls per day) But misinformation remains in AI responses, search results and registry vendor blogs.
IT Ops has evolved since the time-honoured practice of “turn it off and on again!”
Aisha’s a Kubernetes Platform Engineer. Every day, she upgrades and rolls back helm charts.
Imagine an organisation has 6 application teams. Each team has their own Kubernetes cluster so they can operate independently on their own cadence. Each cluster has access to pull images from the public internet.
When you wanna install a public helm chart on a private kubernetes cluster…
See also How To Pull And Verify Any Public Helm Chart From An OCI Registry
Let’s begin with one of the most common use cases of a Container Registry:
Pull A Public Container Image Here’s a simple kubernetes cluster.
It has access to pull images from the public internet.