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Docker Hub
Docker Hub is the world's largest registry for container images, where developers find, share, and distribute official and community-built Docker images.
What is Docker Hub?
Is Docker Hub down? Docker Hub is the world's largest container image registry, hosting millions of container images used by developers, teams, and automated CI/CD systems worldwide. Launched in 2013 alongside Docker itself, Docker Hub serves as the default registry for pulling base images in Dockerfiles — meaning that any "FROM ubuntu" or "FROM node" instruction in a Dockerfile points directly to Docker Hub. It is deeply embedded in virtually every modern software build pipeline.
Docker Hub processes billions of image pull requests per month. The scale of this dependency means Docker Hub outages are felt almost universally across software development: CI pipelines fail on the image pull step, local developer builds break, and Kubernetes deployments that pull public images on startup fail to initialize. Because Docker Hub is so ubiquitous, its incidents often appear in engineering team chats as a wave of mysterious build failures.
Docker Hub is down or not working — users commonly report "pull rate limit exceeded" errors (distinct from true outages), image pulls timing out or hanging indefinitely, the Docker Hub web search returning empty results, or authentication to private registries failing. Rate limiting issues for free-tier users are also a common pain point separate from full outages.
If Docker Hub is down, Outage.gg tracks Docker Hub server status and outage history in real time. If your image pulls are failing or builds are breaking on the registry step, check the live status page to determine whether it is a Docker Hub issue and get alerted when normal image serving resumes.
Common Docker Hub Problems
Issues users most frequently report when Docker Hub is having problems.
Login failures
Players are unable to sign in, receiving authentication errors or being stuck on loading screens.
Matchmaking problems
Unable to find or join matches, long queue times, or errors when trying to connect to game servers.
Disconnections mid-session
Getting unexpectedly kicked from active sessions, losing in-game progress or items.
In-game store & purchases
Cannot load the in-game store, complete purchases, or received items are not appearing in inventory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Docker Hub outages and server status.
You can check the live Docker Hub server status at outage.gg/services/docker-hub. The page shows real-time community-submitted outage reports, an hourly trend chart, and the current health status.
Docker Hub can stop working for a number of reasons including scheduled maintenance windows, unexpected server failures, network infrastructure problems, or DDoS attacks. Check the live status page on Outage.gg for the latest community reports to see if others are experiencing the same issue.
Go to outage.gg/services/docker-hub and click the "Report an Issue" button. Your report is counted immediately and helps confirm whether a problem is widespread. Reports from multiple users trigger a status change visible to everyone watching the page.
Click the "Notify Me" bell button on the Docker Hub status page at outage.gg/services/docker-hub. Create a free account and we will send you an email the moment Docker Hub comes back online — no app download required.
Many services maintain official status pages with planned maintenance notices. Outage.gg aggregates real-time community-reported outages which often surface faster than official channels.
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