I think Docker Inc really doesn't want to host images for free anymore. The best way forward might be to mirror your images to other services.

It is understandable, considering the traffic costs they must have.

However I don't see how that game play will work out, considering that each cloud provider got their registry, which ties better to the cloud platform, each code hosting site (GitHub, gitlab) have their registry, which ties to their CI offerings ... why should anybody pick Docker Hub, which is another commercial contract and ties in, in a worse manner?

maybe quay.io?

Does quay.io have a free tier? FAQ says public repos are free, but it doesn't have free tier.

We publish openfaas images to ghcr.io and have no complaints. GitHub has had a rough time of it lately with numerous outages, but overall the registry is solid.

https://www.githubstatus.com/history?page=1

There is open-source program https://www.docker.com/community/open-source/application/

> Not have a pathway to commercialization. Your organization must not seek to make a profit through services or by charging for higher tiers. Accepting donations to sustain your efforts is permissible.

You only get help if you live in poverty without any path to being paid for your time and work. Tips are "permissible"

Unlike Docker Inc. of course, which is free to build a billion dollar business on top of free software tools like Linux, LXC, libvirt, etc.

Codeberg can host them, I suspect.. I know Docker (Had) a FOSS program at one point, too.

Running your own gitea/forgejo is an option, as they can host packages as well