docker-credential-helper-ecr ☆

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Description:
Docker Credential Helper for Amazon ECR

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.11.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Devops

Tags: aws ecr docker authentication containers

Install: brew install docker-credential-helper-ecr

About:
The docker-credential-helper-ecr is a credential helper for Docker that allows seamless authentication with Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR). It automatically retrieves and caches temporary AWS credentials, eliminating the need for manual 'aws ecr get-login-password' commands. This tool simplifies secure and efficient container image management within AWS environments.

Key Features:

Automatic authentication with Amazon ECR
Seamless integration with native Docker credential system
Securely uses AWS CLI standard configuration and credential chains
Caches temporary ECR credentials for performance

Use Cases:

CI/CD pipelines requiring automated pushes to Amazon ECR
Developer workstations managing private AWS container images
Kubernetes nodes pulling images from private ECR repositories

Alternatives:

aws ecr get-login-password – Manual CLI command requiring scripting to automate, whereas the helper integrates directly with Docker for persistent auth.
docker-credential-pass – Generic Linux password store helper, whereas ecr is specialized for AWS API authentication.

License: Apache-2.0

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 17, 2024 10:48pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	10bfe220