# Please reconsider hosting docker image on Docker Hub **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 11, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679 "2017-07-11T15:12:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twang2218](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/twang2218/32/19978_2.png) [@twang2218](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/twang2218)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/1 "2017-07-11T15:12:01Z")
Just found out the original `elasticsearch`, `logstash` and `kibana` images on Docker Hub are marked as deprecated, and all the images will be hosted on [elastic.co](http://elastic.co) repository, and there will be no update for the Docker Hub repositories. I understand the `official` docker image might not involved with the `elastic` team, so call it an `official` might upset some people here. However, this is an Open Source project, then why not cooperate with Docker Team, get involved with making an real `official` docker image for ELK stack? or, at least host the `official` images under `elastic` repositories? I'm not against elastic team have its own repository, this is ok. However, please, at least provide a copy of Docker images on Docker Hub. Moving away from Docker Hub is a very bad decision for users in China. As GFW exists, we cannot access HTTPS servers outside of GFW smoothly. Fortunately, we have a few docker registry mirroring services for Docker Hub, so as long as the images is on Docker Hub, we can use them without problem. But not for other services, we already have difficulties of accessing the Docker images on [gcr.io](http://gcr.io), [quay.io](http://quay.io). Moving ELK stack way from Docker Hub will make the problem even worse. I'm not the only one have this problem, many people like me facing the same issue. [https://www.v2ex.com/t/366028](https://www.v2ex.com/t/366028) So, please reconsidering hosting the docker images on Docker Hub, or at least, put a copy of the images there. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![xeraa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xeraa/32/48181_2.png) [@xeraa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xeraa)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/2 "2017-07-12T10:36:24Z")
Thanks for raising this concern! We've started a discussion internally on how to best approach this. Generally the reasons against Docker Hub are that - we are using containers internally a lot and where not satisfied with Docker Hub's reliability and performance (outside of China) - we gather a lot of insights from download statistics and you cannot get that data from Docker Hub ---
**Author:** ![xeraa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xeraa/32/48181_2.png) [@xeraa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xeraa)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/3 "2017-07-21T16:50:26Z")
Just a quick update: We're currently trying to get through the legal side of this discussion. Once we've done that we'll get to the technical solution. ---
**Author:** ![twang2218](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/twang2218/32/19978_2.png) [@twang2218](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/twang2218)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/4 "2017-07-23T03:01:13Z")
Thanks for your reply. I hope you work out a solution finally. I really hope your team can work with Docker team to create a real `offcial` docker image on Docker Hub. Cooperation is the best part of an open source project, right? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/5 "2017-08-20T03:01:25Z")
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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/6 "2017-08-28T05:03:35Z")
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**Author:** ![twang2218](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/twang2218/32/19978_2.png) [@twang2218](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/twang2218)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 7:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/7 "2017-08-28T07:25:00Z")
Hi, xeraa, any updates? haven't heard from you for more than a month, are you still working on this issue? ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/8 "2017-08-28T08:04:46Z")
Please note that we do not provide ETAs for, well, anything really. Sometimes these things take time 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![xeraa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xeraa/32/48181_2.png) [@xeraa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xeraa)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/9 "2017-08-28T11:26:30Z")
It is in the hands of the legal team right now, so I'm a bit out of the loop, but it is my understanding that we want to do this "properly" and not go down the quick and dirty route of having somebody host a mirror for us; but let's see. Sorry that this seems to be moving slowly from the outside. ---
**Author:** ![xeraa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xeraa/32/48181_2.png) [@xeraa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xeraa)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/10 "2017-11-16T19:33:51Z")
@twang2218 so it took some time, but we have just pushed our images to Docker Hub under [https://hub.docker.com/u/elastic/](https://hub.docker.com/u/elastic/). At some later point we will probably also update what you get with `docker pull elasticsearch`, but for now you can use `docker pull elastic/elasticsearch`. Hope this works for you and sorry again for the long delay! ---
**Author:** ![Freundschaft](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/freundschaft/32/24751_2.png) [@Freundschaft](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Freundschaft)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 5:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/11 "2017-11-28T05:57:06Z")
hahaha, noes I just spent half an hour trying to download the elastic image in china, before I realized that this mirror exists. Is it possible to link the mirror to the original logstash docker image so people have an easier time finding it? Cheers ---
**Author:** ![xeraa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xeraa/32/48181_2.png) [@xeraa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xeraa)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/12 "2017-11-28T10:11:54Z")
We are trying to take over the "official" images you get with `docker pull elasticsearch`,... as well, but right now this doesn't work with our approach of building the images. We'll see when we get there, but it's on our todo list. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-reconsider-hosting-docker-image-on-docker-hub/92679/13 "2022-11-04T04:52:17Z")