Amazon ECR Pull Through Cache Adds Support for Chainguard Registry

Amazon Elastic Container Registry enhanced its pull through cache feature to maintain synchronized Chainguard container images with improved security and availability.

By Noah Ellis · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-03-18 · 1 min read

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By integrating Chainguard’s registry as an upstream source, ECR users can cache private Chainguard images within AWS infrastructure without extra workflow management. This seamless synchronization supports frequent registry syncing to keep container images current.

Leveraging this capability, customers can apply Amazon ECR’s native features like image scanning and lifecycle policies to cached Chainguard images, ensuring secure, updated deployment environments. This feature is available across all regions supporting ECR pull through cache.

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Amazon ECR now supports pull through cache for Chainguard ↗

Source published 2026-03-18. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.