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# Packages & Registries
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The GitLab [Package Registry ](package_registry/index.md ) acts as a private or public registry
for a variety of common package managers. You can publish and share
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packages, which can be easily consumed as a dependency in downstream projects.
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The Package Registry supports the following formats:
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< tr style = "background:#dfdfdf" > < th > Package type< / th > < th > GitLab version< / th > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < a href = "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/composer_repository/index.html" > Composer< / a > < / td > < td > 13.2+< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < a href = "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/conan_repository/index.html" > Conan< / a > < / td > < td > 12.6+< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < a href = "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/go_proxy/index.html" > Go< / a > < / td > < td > 13.1+< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < a href = "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/maven_repository/index.html" > Maven< / a > < / td > < td > 11.3+< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < a href = "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/npm_registry/index.html" > NPM< / a > < / td > < td > 11.7+< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < a href = "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/nuget_repository/index.html" > NuGet< / a > < / td > < td > 12.8+< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < a href = "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/pypi_repository/index.html" > PyPI< / a > < / td > < td > 12.10+< / td > < / tr >
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< tr > < td > < a href = "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/generic_packages/index.html" > Generic packages< / a > < / td > < td > 13.5+< / td > < / tr >
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< / table >
< / div >
< / div >
You can also use the [API ](../../api/packages.md ) to administer the Package Registry.
The GitLab [Container Registry ](container_registry/index.md ) is a secure and private registry for container images.
It's built on open source software and completely integrated within GitLab.
Use GitLab CI/CD to create and publish images. Use the GitLab [API ](../../api/container_registry.md ) to
manage the registry across groups and projects.
The [Dependency Proxy ](dependency_proxy/index.md ) is a local proxy for frequently-used upstream images and packages.
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## Suggested contributions
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Consider contributing to GitLab. This [development documentation ](../../development/packages.md ) will
guide you through the process. Or check out how other members of the community
are adding support for [PHP ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/17417 ) or [Terraform ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/18834 ).
| Format | Use case |
| ------ | ------ |
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| [Cargo ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/33060 ) | Cargo is the Rust package manager. Build, publish and share Rust packages |
| [Chef ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36889 ) | Configuration management with Chef using all the benefits of a repository manager. |
| [CocoaPods ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36890 ) | Speed up development with Xcode and CocoaPods. |
| [Conda ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36891 ) | Secure and private local Conda repositories. |
| [CRAN ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36892 ) | Deploy and resolve CRAN packages for the R language. |
| [Debian ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/5835 ) | Host and provision Debian packages. |
| [Opkg ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36894 ) | Optimize your work with OpenWrt using Opkg repositories. |
| [P2 ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36895 ) | Host all your Eclipse plugins in your own GitLab P2 repository. |
| [Puppet ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36897 ) | Configuration management meets repository management with Puppet repositories. |
| [RPM ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/5932 ) | Distribute RPMs directly from GitLab. |
| [RubyGems ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/803 ) | Use GitLab to host your own gems. |
| [SBT ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36898 ) | Resolve dependencies from and deploy build output to SBT repositories when running SBT builds. |
| [Vagrant ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36899 ) | Securely host your Vagrant boxes in local repositories. |
