Chapter 1. Getting started with Red Hat Quay configuration

Red Hat Quay can be deployed by an independent, standalone configuration, or by using the Red Hat Quay Operator on OpenShift Container Platform.

How you create, retrieve, update, and validate the Red Hat Quay configuration varies depending on the type of deployment you are using. However, the core configuration options are the same for either deployment type. Core configuration is primarily set through a config.yaml file, but can also be set by using the configuration API.

For standalone deployments of Red Hat Quay, you must supply the minimum required configuration parameters before the registry can be started. The minimum requirements to start a Red Hat Quay registry can be found in the "Retrieving the current configuration" section.

If you install Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform using the Red Hat Quay Operator, you do not need to supply configuration parameters because the Red Hat Quay Operator supplies default information to deploy the registry.

After you have deployed Red Hat Quay with the desired configuration, you should retrieve, and save, the full configuration from your deployment. The full configuration contains additional generated values that you might need when restarting or upgrading your system.