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title: "Docker pull rate limit"
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description: "Discover essential insights on Docker pull rate limits, their impact, and best practices to optimize your deployments effectively."
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# Docker pull rate limit

On 1 November 2020, Docker began imposing a limit on the number of image pulls from Docker Hub available for non-paid accounts:

- 100 pulls per 6 hours for non-authenticated users

- 200 pulls per 6 hours for authenticated users

> Limits don’t apply to paid accounts. You can find the details on Docker’s [pricing page](https://www.docker.com/pricing).

You’ll know that you reached the limit when you see the following error when running `docker pull`:

`You have reached your pull rate limit. You may increase the limit by authenticating and upgrading: https://www.docker.com/increase-rate-limits.`

If you find yourself hitting the limit frequently, we recommend either signing up for a paid Docker plan, or using the images from Amazon ECR Public Gallery. Learn more about [choosing a Docker registry](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-engine/deployment/docker-registry.md).
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