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Use Harbor as GitLab project's container registry.
Use Harbor as the container registry for your GitLab project.
[Harbor](https://goharbor.io/) is an open source registry that secures artifacts with policies and role-based access control, ensures images are scanned and free from vulnerabilities, and signs images as trusted. Harbor, a CNCF Graduated project, delivers compliance, performance, and interoperability to help you consistently and securely manage artifacts across cloud native compute platforms like Kubernetes and Docker.
[Harbor](https://goharbor.io/) is an open source registry that can help you manage artifacts across cloud native compute platforms, like Kubernetes and Docker.
Harbor Container Registry integration will be useful to users who have a need for GitLab CI and a container image repository.
This integration can help you if you need GitLab CI/CD and a container image repository.
## Prerequisites
- In the Harbor instance, the project to be integrated has been created, and the logged-in user needs to have permission to pull, push, and edit images in the Harbor project.
In the Harbor instance, ensure that:
- The project to be integrated has been created.
- The signed-in user has permission to pull, push, and edit images in the Harbor project.
## Configure GitLab
GitLab supports integrating Harbor projects at the group or project level. Complete these steps in GitLab:
1. Go to your group/project and select **Settings > Integrations**.
1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Projects** and find your project.
1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > Integrations**.
1. Select **Harbor**.
1. Turn on the **Active** toggle under **Enable Integration**.
1. Provide the Harbor configuration information:
-**Harbor URL**: The base URL of Harbor instance which is being linked to this GitLab project. For example, 'https://harbor.example.net'.
-**Harbor project name**: The project name on Harbor instance. For example, 'testproject'.
-**Username**: Your username on Harbor instance, which should meet the requirements in [prerequisites](#prerequisites).
-**Harbor URL**: The base URL of Harbor instance which is being linked to this GitLab project. For example, `https://harbor.example.net`.
-**Harbor project name**: The project name in the Harbor instance. For example, `testproject`.
-**Username**: Your username in the Harbor instance, which should meet the requirements in [prerequisites](#prerequisites).
-**Password**: Password of your username.
1. Select **Save changes**.
After the Harbor integration is activated:
-Global variables '$HARBOR_USER', '$HARBOR_PASSWORD', '$HARBOR_URL' and '$HARBOR_PROJECT' will be created for CI/CD usage.