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This page details how to manage your created Harbor registry instances. View or
delete your created Harbor registry instances using the Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped console or the GDC
gdcloud CLI. Delete unused Harbor instance registries to lower your storage
costs and free up space.
Before you begin
To view and delete Harbor registry instances, you must have the necessary
identity and access roles:
Harbor Instance Viewer: required to view Harbor instances. Ask your
Organization IAM Admin to grant you the Harbor Instance Viewer
(harbor-instance-viewer) role.
Harbor Instance Admin: required to delete Harbor instances. Ask your
Organization IAM Admin to grant you the Harbor Instance Admin
(harbor-instance-admin) role.
View Harbor registry instances
View your created Harbor registry instances in the GDC console or use the GDC
gdcloud CLI.
Console
Navigate to the Harbor Container Registry page in the CI/CD
section.
View the list of created Harbor instances in the Instances section.
For more detail about a specific instance, click the Go to Harbor
Instance external link.
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