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title: "Open Source Package Repository & Package Distribution | Cloudsmith"
description: "A fully-managed, enterprise-scale software package management platform and private container registry. "
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last_updated: "2026-05-27T11:07:13Z"
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# Open Source Package Repository & Package Distribution | Cloudsmith

Open Source Package Hosting & Package Distribution Platform

## Every **package**. Every **container**. Every **pipeline**. Every **team**.

Cloudsmith is an enterprise-grade open-source package repository and distribution platform built for modern engineering teams. Host, manage, and distribute every open-source package format, containers, ML models, and raw assets from one secure, fully-managed platform.

Universal format support

## Simplify open source package hosting. Cloudsmith is a secure, cloud-native open source package repository supporting every format your teams use, from npm and Maven to Docker and Helm.

- Open source package hosting for 30+ formats including npm, Maven, PyPI, and more
- Docker container registry for open source and private images
- Centralize ML model management alongside your open source package repository
- Package distribution for raw files and assets of any type

[See all formats](/product/formats)

### Native package tools

Push and pull from your open source package repository using language-native tools with zero friction

### Command-line interface

Automate open source package hosting and package distribution workflows with our powerful CLI

### Package insights

Extract license, dependency and quality metadata from packages to drive policies

### Package signing

Sign your software artifacts to ensure they are what they say they are 

[Read the complete case study](/customers/cloudsmith-and-pagerduty)

[Artifact management features](/platform-features/artifact-management)

Secure Container Registry

## **Streamline** open source package distribution. Store public and private packages alongside containers in one fully Docker-compatible registry, built for teams that rely on open source at scale.

- Docker feature complete; push and pull images as you would with Dockerhub
- OCI compliant architecture built to support containers into the future

[Read our Docker documentation](https://help.cloudsmith.io/docs/docker-registry)

## **Simplify** open source package hosting with one repository for every format. Structure your open source package repository exactly how your teams work, no compromises.

- Structure repositories in your desired pattern
- Use a single repo to store multiple formats
- Move packages between repos using promotion rules

## **Take Control** of your open source package repository. Replace direct pulls from public registries with Cloudsmith's secure proxy, apply policies and security checks on every open source package before it reaches your teams, and speed up package distribution with our global CDN.

- Replace direct pulls from OSS registries with Cloudsmith
- Apply policies and checks on OSS packages before they reach teams
- Speed up your build times with Cloudsmith’s global availability

## **Improve decision-making** across your package distribution workflows. Full visibility into every open source package flowing through your teams, with audit logs, egress tracking, and third-party integrations.

- Complete client logs showing uploads, egress
- Best in class web application designed for oversight
- Log exports to feed into analysis projects and third-party tools

### Protect your teams, customers, and reputation

Verify each and every software artifact before you build using Cloudsmith's scanning suite, package insights, and advanced policy engine.

[Security with Cloudsmith](/product/software-supply-chain-security)

### Software distribution built for global enterprises

Boost productivity and get software to teams and customers using Cloudsmith’s global package distribution network

[Distribution with Cloudsmith](/product/global-software-distribution)

[Book a demo](/book-a-demo)

[Pricing options](/pricing)