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# February 23, 2026 - Deploy a container registry on CKS with Zot

> New tutorial for deploying Zot OCI registry on CKS with Object Storage and LOTA, with OCI conformance validation

A new tutorial is now available for deploying an OCI container registry on CoreWeave Kubernetes Service (CKS) using [Zot](https://zotregistry.dev/). Container images are stored in CoreWeave AI Object Storage, with [LOTA](/products/storage/object-storage/improving-performance/about-lota) used as the S3 endpoint for faster reads within the cluster. CoreWeave has validated Zot against the [OCI Distribution Specification conformance suite](https://github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec/tree/main/conformance).

The [Deploy a container registry on CKS](/products/cks/tutorials/deploy-zot-registry) guide walks through creating registry credentials, deploying Zot with Helm using S3-backed storage via LOTA, and pushing and pulling a container image to verify the registry.

## Overview

Zot is an OCI-native container registry that works with standard OCI tooling and clients. The tutorial uses CoreWeave AI Object Storage for durable image storage and LOTA (Local Object Transport Accelerator) to accelerate reads from within your CKS cluster. The conformance suite validates core registry operations including push and pull workflows, content discovery, and content management, so you can rely on Zot with OCI-compatible tooling across the container ecosystem.

## Key features

* **OCI conformance validated**: CoreWeave has tested Zot with the OCI Distribution Specification conformance suite on our cloud.
* **S3-backed storage via LOTA**: Images are stored in Object Storage with LOTA providing in-cluster performance for reads.
* **Integrated stack**: The tutorial uses CoreWeave Helm charts for [cert-manager](/products/cks/clusters/coreweave-charts/cert-manager) and [Traefik](/products/cks/clusters/coreweave-charts/traefik) for TLS and ingress.
* **Step-by-step verification**: The guide includes push and pull steps to confirm the registry works end to end.