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 {% endraw %}
 
+## Authenticating with image registries
+
+You can specify credentials for your service containers in case you need to authenticate with an image registry. This allows you to use images from private registries or to [increase your DockerHub rate limit](https://www.docker.com/increase-rate-limits/).
+
+Here’s an example of authenticating with Docker Hub and the {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} {% data variables.product.prodname_container_registry %}:
+
+{% raw %}
+
+```yaml copy
+jobs:
+  build:
+    services:
+      redis:
+        # Docker Hub image
+        image: redis
+        ports:
+          - 6379:6379
+        credentials:
+          username: ${{ secrets.dockerhub_username }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.dockerhub_password }}
+      db:
+        # Private registry image
+        image:  ghcr.io/octocat/testdb:latest
+        credentials:
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.ghcr_password }}
+```
+
+{% endraw %}
+
 ## Further reading
 
 - "[AUTOTITLE](/actions/using-containerized-services/creating-redis-service-containers)"