Until #1459 is addressed, you can use a private docker registry for your Predictor images by following this guide.

Local

When running Cortex locally, you can use private Docker images by running docker login and then docker pull <your_image>. The Docker image will be present on your machine, and will be accessible by Cortex the next time you run cortex deploy.

Cluster

Step 1

Install and configure kubectl (instructions).

Step 2

Set the following environment variables, replacing the placeholders with your docker username and password:

DOCKER_USERNAME=***
DOCKER_PASSWORD=***

Run the following commands:

kubectl create secret docker-registry registry-credentials \
  --namespace default \
  --docker-username=$DOCKER_USERNAME \
  --docker-password=$DOCKER_PASSWORD
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kubectl patch serviceaccount default --namespace default \
  -p "{\"imagePullSecrets\": [{\"name\": \"registry-credentials\"}]}"

Updating your credentials

First remove your old docker credentials from the cluster:

kubectl delete secret --namespace default registry-credentials

Then repeat step 2 above with your updated credentials.

Removing your credentials

To remove your docker credentials from the cluster, run the following commands:

kubectl delete secret --namespace default registry-credentials
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kubectl patch serviceaccount default --namespace default \
  -p "{\"imagePullSecrets\": []}"