diff --git a/etc/containers/registries.conf b/etc/containers/registries.conf
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+# https://podman.io/getting-started/installation#example-from-the-fedora-containers-common-package
+[registries.search]
+registries = ['docker.io', 'registry.fedoraproject.org', 'quay.io', 'registry.access.redhat.com', 'registry.centos.org']