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This is recommended and most popular option due to convenience with the repository address which is easier to read, type or remember.

If subdomain option is not available, Dockerrepositoriesviaport shall be used.

Docker repositories via port

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Port option is available on every Artifactory PRO provided in TDS platform via default ports from 9000-9999 range. However, in some customer cases there might be various network limitations, firewall closures preventing usage of such ports. In such cases we recommend using subdomain Dockerrepositoriesviasubdomain option. If subdomain option is not available, firewall opening needed for every necessary specific repository port or full range.