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name: Registry-registry_public_images
title: Accessing public IBM images in Container Registry
description: Access the public IBM images that are provided by IBM in Container Registry by using the command-line interface.
last-updated: 2026-08-11
---

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# Accessing public IBM images in Container Registry
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Access the public IBM images that are provided by IBM in Container Registry by using the command-line interface.
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 You can't access the public IBM images by using the IBM Cloud console anymore.
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## Accessing the public IBM images by using the CLI
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You can access the public IBM images by using the command-line interface (CLI).

Before you begin, complete the following tasks.

1. Ensure that the IBM Cloud Container Registry CLI is installed, see [Installing the `container-registry` CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_setup_cli_namespace&format=markdown#cli_namespace_registry_cli_install).

2. Log in to [IBM Cloud](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_cli&format=markdown#ibmcloud_login).

    ```txt
    ibmcloud login
    ```
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To list the public images, complete the following steps.

1. Target the global registry:

    ```txt
    ibmcloud cr region-set global
    ```
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2. List the IBM public images.

    ```txt
    ibmcloud cr images --include-ibm
    ```
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