{"slug": "vercel-container-registry-now-supports-2-gb-compressed-image-layers", "title": "Vercel Container Registry now supports 2 GB compressed image layers", "summary": "Vercel Container Registry now accepts compressed image layers up to 2 GB, up from the previous 500 MB limit, while the total image size limit stays at 15 GB. Vercel said the higher per-layer cap lets developers push images with large toolchains or dependency sets without splitting them, citing custom Vercel Sandbox environments for coding-agent evaluations as a use case. Images can be built and pushed using Docker and the Vercel CLI.", "body_md": "[Vercel Container Registry](https://vercel.com/docs/container-registry) now supports up to 2 GB per compressed image layer, up from 500 MB, allowing larger layers to be pushed without splitting them. The total image size limit remains 15 GB.\n\nThe higher layer limit is useful for images with large toolchains or dependency sets, such as custom [Vercel Sandbox](https://vercel.com/docs/sandbox/concepts/images) environments for coding-agent evaluations.\n\nWith Docker and the [Vercel CLI](https://vercel.com/docs/cli) installed, run these commands from the directory containing your Dockerfile:\n\nRead the [Vercel Container Registry getting-started guide](https://vercel.com/docs/container-registry/getting-started) to build, push, and pull your first container image.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vercel-container-registry-now-supports-2-gb-compressed-image-layers", "canonical_source": "https://vercel.com/changelog/vercel-container-registry-now-supports-2-gb-compressed-image-layers-new", "published_at": "2026-10-28 09:32:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-28 21:11:12.515251+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "developer-tools", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["Vercel", "Vercel Container Registry", "Vercel Sandbox", "Docker", "Vercel CLI"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vercel-container-registry-now-supports-2-gb-compressed-image-layers", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vercel-container-registry-now-supports-2-gb-compressed-image-layers.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vercel-container-registry-now-supports-2-gb-compressed-image-layers.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vercel-container-registry-now-supports-2-gb-compressed-image-layers.jsonld"}}