Secure, Manage, and Scale Container Image Delivery Across Clusters
Container images are the foundation of modern application delivery. Whether you’re deploying on a single OpenShift cluster or managing a fleet with RHACM, using a trusted container registry is essential. That’s where Red Hat Quay comes in.
By integrating Red Hat Quay with OpenShift and RHACM, you can:
Securely store and distribute container images
Maintain consistent image policies across clusters
Enable centralized image governance at scale
Let’s break down what this integration looks like and why it matters.
🔧 What is Red Hat Quay?
Red Hat Quay is an enterprise-grade container image registry that supports:
Image scanning for vulnerabilities
Image mirroring and geo-replication
Fine-grained access controls
Integration with CI/CD pipelines
Think of it as your secure image warehouse — built for production environments.
🚀 Why Integrate Quay with OpenShift?
By default, OpenShift comes with an internal image registry, but integrating Quay brings:
Externalized, scalable image storage
Global image distribution across OpenShift clusters
Enhanced security and compliance with image scanning
CI/CD pipeline integration for automated builds and deployments
You can point your OpenShift deployments, builds, and Kubernetes YAMLs to pull images directly from your Quay registry.
🌐 Why Integrate Quay with RHACM?
RHACM (Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management) lets you manage policies and applications across multiple OpenShift clusters. Integrating Quay with RHACM allows you to:
Use Quay as a centralized registry for all clusters
Mirror and distribute images to edge clusters
Apply image pull policies and enforce trust through RHACM governance
Maintain consistent deployment pipelines across hybrid environments
This ensures reliability and trust in image delivery — no matter how many clusters you manage.
🛠️ Integration Workflow Overview
Set up Red Hat Quay – Deploy Quay in a secure, scalable setup
Configure OpenShift to use Quay as an external registry
Set up RHACM image policies – Create governance rules to control image sources, pull secrets, and trusted registries
Automate deployments using RHACM ApplicationSets or GitOps, with Quay as the trusted source
🔐 Security & Governance Benefits
Quay supports image vulnerability scanning, helping you block risky images
RHACM lets you enforce policy-based governance: only approved images from Quay can be used in your clusters
Audit trails and RBAC help you track who’s pushing or pulling what, and from where
💡 Final Thoughts
Integrating Red Hat Quay with OpenShift and RHACM creates a secure, scalable, and centralized image pipeline — ideal for enterprise teams managing modern apps across hybrid cloud environments.
With this setup, you’re not just pushing containers — you’re pushing trust, consistency, and control.
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