Configuring GitHub Container Registry with Kubernetes for Private Images Private container images are common in real production workloads. Your app image might live in GitHub Container Registry, but Kubernetes cannot pull that image unless the cluster has valid registry credentials. This guide shows a YAML-first setup for pulling private images from GitHub Container Registry in Kubernetes. GitHub Container Registry uses ghcr.io , and private image pulls require authentication. GitHub documents personal access token authentication for Container Registry, and private package access usually needs at least read:packages . ( GitHub Docs ) Why It Matters Keep application images private. Deploy private images directly from ghcr.io . Avoid manual login on cluster nodes. Keep workload YAML clean with ServiceAccounts. Fits well with GitOps, CI/CD, Helm, and Kustomize. Core Concepts 1.…