Releasing Private Registries, Log Search and updates to the Plan Selection

Introduction

We’ve rolled out a few updates across Divio this month. Nothing flashy, but all focused on reducing friction and making the Divio Platform work the way you expect it to. From private container registries to clearer plan selection and more powerful log inspection, we focused this batch of updates on smoothing out the edges. These are changes built for real-world teams and agencies who care about speed, clarity, and control.

1 - Support for Private Container Registries

You asked for it. It’s here. Divio Cloud now supports private container registries.

That means you can finally use your own prebuilt Docker images during deployment. Pull straight from GitHub Container Registry, GitLab, or a private Docker Hub account.

Why this matters

Until now, deploying on Divio Cloud meant building from a Dockerfile. For example:

FROM python:3.12

COPY . . 

CMD ['python', 'myserver.py']

That python:3.12 base image is pulled from Docker Hub. It’s public, published by the Python Foundation. Divio then builds your app image by layering blocks on top.

Now, you can:

• Authenticate with a private registry

• Point to your own custom image

• Deploy instantly without building

Divio pulls your image from the registry and builds a release image based on it. Since most of the work is already done, this step is quick and focused on final setup like environment variables. For more detail, see how our deployment process works.

When this helps

1. Standardized base images

If you're an agency or team that ships similar projects, you can now create a reusable image with all your usual setup: frameworks, tools, and configs. Then you only need to add the project-specific parts. It speeds up deployments, reduces duplication, and keeps things consistent.

2. CI-built images

If you already build Docker images in your CI pipeline for testing or staging, there’s no need to rebuild them during deployment. Just push the image to your registry and point Divio at it. We’ll pull it and run it as-is. It fits into the workflow many teams already use, without needing extra steps.

3. Secrets at build time

If you need secrets during image build, which we don’t recommend as it doesn’t comply with the 12 Factor Methodology, bake them elsewhere and pull the image here.

Setup

• Org-level credentials (admin-only)

• Shared across all apps in the org

• Quick to configure

Need help setting it up? We’ve got full docs:

• Background: Why and when to use private registries

• How to connect your private registry

2 - Plan selection is now clearer in the Divio Control Panel

This isn't a technical upgrade, just a much-needed cleanup.

We updated how plan tiers are displayed in the Divio Control Panel. The goal is to reduce confusion and make it easier to choose or switch plans.

3 - Log search and traffic histogram now available

Logs help you understand what your app is doing, especially when something goes wrong. Errors, failed requests, unexpected traffic: it all shows up there.

You can now search through your logs directly in the Divio Control Panel.

For example, searching for 404 can show you if someone is scanning your app for vulnerabilities or hitting broken routes. We also added a histogram that shows how many log messages appear over time. This makes it easier to spot traffic spikes or unusual behavior.

You can also narrow down the time range by selecting a specific period in the histogram. That way, you can zoom in on what was happening during a certain window and inspect just those logs.

As of June 2025, search supports simple word matching. It does not support regex, wildcard queries, or advanced filters like “this” OR “that.” If your query is too long or invalid, you will see an error message. This may change in the future as we continue improving the feature.

Wrapping up

That’s it for now. As always, we’re building fast, shipping often, and listening closely. If you’ve got feedback, edge cases, or things that slow you down, tell us. And if you haven’t tried these updates yet, now’s a good time.

Check the docs, test it out, and let us know what’s working (or what’s not) by reaching out to us or via the chat icon in the Divio Control Panel.

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