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stage: Release
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group: Progressive Delivery
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers
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type: howto
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---
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# Deploy Tokens
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/17894) in GitLab 10.7.
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> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/199370) from **Settings > Repository** in GitLab 12.9.
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> - [Added `write_registry` scope](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22743) in GitLab 12.10.
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> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/29280) from **Settings > CI / CD** in GitLab 12.10.1.
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> - [Added package registry scopes](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/213566) in GitLab 13.0.
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Deploy tokens allow you to download (`git clone`) or push and pull packages and container registry images of a project without having a user and a password.
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Deploy tokens can be managed by [maintainers only](../../permissions.md).
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If you have a key pair, you might want to use [deploy keys](../../../ssh/README.md#deploy-keys) instead.
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## Creating a Deploy Token
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You can create as many deploy tokens as you like from the settings of your project. Alternatively, you can also create [group-scoped deploy tokens](#group-deploy-token).
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1. Log in to your GitLab account.
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1. Go to the project (or group) you want to create Deploy Tokens for.
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1. Go to **Settings > Repository**.
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1. Click on "Expand" on **Deploy Tokens** section.
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1. Choose a name, expiry date (optional), and username (optional) for the token.
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1. Choose the [desired scopes](#limiting-scopes-of-a-deploy-token).
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1. Click on **Create deploy token**.
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1. Save the deploy token somewhere safe. Once you leave or refresh
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the page, **you won't be able to access it again**.
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## Deploy token expiration
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Deploy tokens expire on the date you define, at midnight UTC.
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## Revoking a deploy token
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At any time, you can revoke any deploy token by just clicking the
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respective **Revoke** button under the 'Active deploy tokens' area.
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## Limiting scopes of a deploy token
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Deploy tokens can be created with different scopes that allow various
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actions that a given token can perform. The available scopes are depicted in
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the following table along with GitLab version it was introduced in.
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| Scope | Description | Introduced in GitLab Version |
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| ----- | ----------- | ------ |
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| `read_repository` | Allows read-access to the repository through `git clone` | 10.7 |
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| `read_registry` | Allows read-access to [container registry](../../packages/container_registry/index.md) images if a project is private and authorization is required. | 10.7 |
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| `write_registry` | Allows write-access (push) to [container registry](../../packages/container_registry/index.md). | 12.10 |
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| `read_package_registry` | Allows read access to the package registry. | 13.0 |
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| `write_package_registry` | Allows write access to the package registry. | 13.0 |
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## Deploy token custom username
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/29639) in GitLab 12.1.
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The default username format is `gitlab+deploy-token-#{n}`. Some tools or platforms may not support this format,
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in such case you can specify custom username to be used when creating the deploy token.
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## Usage
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### Git clone a repository
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To download a repository using a Deploy Token, you just need to:
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1. Create a Deploy Token with `read_repository` as a scope.
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1. Take note of your `username` and `token`.
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1. `git clone` the project using the Deploy Token:
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```shell
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git clone https://<username>:<deploy_token>@gitlab.example.com/tanuki/awesome_project.git
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```
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Replace `<username>` and `<deploy_token>` with the proper values.
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### Read Container Registry images
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To read the container registry images, you'll need to:
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1. Create a Deploy Token with `read_registry` as a scope.
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1. Take note of your `username` and `token`.
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1. Log in to GitLab’s Container Registry using the deploy token:
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```shell
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docker login -u <username> -p <deploy_token> registry.example.com
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```
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Just replace `<username>` and `<deploy_token>` with the proper values. Then you can simply
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pull images from your Container Registry.
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### Push Container Registry images
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22743) in GitLab 12.10.
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To push the container registry images, you'll need to:
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1. Create a Deploy Token with `write_registry` as a scope.
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1. Take note of your `username` and `token`.
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1. Log in to GitLab’s Container Registry using the deploy token:
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```shell
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docker login -u <username> -p <deploy_token> registry.example.com
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```
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Just replace `<username>` and `<deploy_token>` with the proper values. Then you can simply
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push images to your Container Registry.
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### Read or pull packages
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/213566) in GitLab 13.0.
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To pull packages in the GitLab package registry, you'll need to:
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1. Create a Deploy Token with `read_package_registry` as a scope.
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1. Take note of your `username` and `token`.
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1. For the [package type of your choice](./../../packages/index.md), follow the authentication instructions for deploy tokens.
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### Push or upload packages
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/213566) in GitLab 13.0.
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To upload packages in the GitLab package registry, you'll need to:
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1. Create a Deploy Token with `write_package_registry` as a scope.
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1. Take note of your `username` and `token`.
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1. For the [package type of your choice](./../../packages/index.md), follow the authentication instructions for deploy tokens.
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### Group Deploy Token
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/21765) in GitLab 12.9.
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A deploy token created at the group level can be used across all projects that
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belong either to the specific group or to one of its subgroups.
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<i class="fa fa-youtube-play youtube" aria-hidden="true"></i>
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For an overview, see [Group Deploy Tokens](https://youtu.be/8kxTJvaD9ks).
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To use a group deploy token:
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1. [Create](#creating-a-deploy-token) a deploy token for a group.
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1. Use it the same way you use a project deploy token when
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[cloning a repository](#git-clone-a-repository).
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The scopes applied to a group deploy token (such as `read_repository`) will
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apply consistently when cloning the repository of related projects.
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### GitLab Deploy Token
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/18414) in GitLab 10.8.
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There's a special case when it comes to Deploy Tokens. If a user creates one
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named `gitlab-deploy-token`, the username and token of the Deploy Token will be
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automatically exposed to the CI/CD jobs as environment variables: `CI_DEPLOY_USER` and
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`CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD`, respectively.
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After you create the token, you can login to the Container Registry using
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those variables:
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```shell
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docker login -u $CI_DEPLOY_USER -p $CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
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```
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NOTE: **Note:**
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The special handling for the `gitlab-deploy-token` deploy token is not currently implemented for group deploy tokens. For the deploy token to be available for CI/CD jobs, it must be created at the project level. See [this issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/214014) for details.
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