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Public Docker Image Mirror for External Contributors #339
Description
I am an external developer interested in exploring the AirLab project for testing and research. I have been following the Getting Started documentation, but I noticed that pulling pre-built images from the AirLab Docker registry (airlab-docker.andrew.cmu.edu) currently requires a CMU Andrew ID.
Problem
While I understand that building the images from source locally is an option, having access to pre-built public images would significantly lower the barrier for external users to quickly test and prototype with the stack.
Proposed Solution
Would the team consider hosting a public image mirror on a platform like GitHub Container Registry (GHCR) or Docker Hub? This would allow the community to pull stable versions of the images directly without needing internal university credentials.
Additional Context
I am very excited about the work being done here and would love to dive into the code for testing. If there is already a public mirror available or a preferred way for external users to access pre-built images that I might have missed, please let me know!
Thank you for your time and for making this project open source.
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andrewjong commentedon Apr 18, 2026
Hi, thanks for your comment! Yes in the future we will host images publicly. We're currently working on a CI/CD pipeline to auto build and push images. In the meantime, building the image locally also works. You can run
airstack image-buildand all the images will be built.Thanks for trying it out! Do let us know what you think and update us about any suggestions.
yashambre-123 commentedon Apr 19, 2026
Thanks for the update, Andrew! I’ll build the images locally for now.
Looking forward to the public images—happy to share feedback as I explore.
andrewjong commentedon Aug 29, 2026
Addressed in #417