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denied: requested access to the resource is denied

Docker couldn't push the image to the registry because access was denied. Either you aren't authenticated, the repository you're trying to push to doesn't match your account, or you don't have write permissions to that repository.

Common causes

  • Not logged in to the registry: docker login required before pushing
  • The image tag doesn't match your registry namespace — must be username/reponame:tag
  • Pushing to a repository owned by an organization you don't have push access to
  • Login session expired — credentials stored in ~/.docker/config.json are stale

How to fix it

  1. Log in first: docker login (Docker Hub) or docker login registry.example.com
  2. Tag the image with your correct registry path: docker tag myimage username/myimage:latest
  3. Verify you have write access to the repository on Docker Hub or your registry
  4. For org repos, confirm you're a member with push rights: check the organization's Teams settings

Example

$ docker push myimage:latest The push refers to repository [docker.io/library/myimage] denied: requested access to the resource is denied

Pushing without a username prefix — library/ is reserved for official Docker images

Related Docker Errors

Cannot connect to Docker daemonPermission denied connecting to Docker socketDocker daemon not running on this hostImage not found or pull access deniedImage manifest not found (tag doesn't exist)

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