diff --git a/_includes/registry.md b/_includes/registry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a3229a1e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_includes/registry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<!-- This text will be included in the Docker Registry docs -->
+
+>
+> This page contains information about hosting your own registry using the
+> open source Docker Registry. For information about Docker Hub, which offers a
+> hosted registry with additional features such as teams, organizations, web
+> hooks, automated builds, etc, see [Docker Hub](/docker-hub/).
+{: .important }
diff --git a/registry/compatibility.md b/registry/compatibility.md
index 6462b55797..d162d8d4ff 100644
--- a/registry/compatibility.md
+++ b/registry/compatibility.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, manifest, images, tags, repository, distribution, digest
 title: Registry compatibility
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 ## Synopsis
 If a manifest is pulled by _digest_ from a registry 2.3 with Docker Engine 1.9
 and older, and the manifest was pushed with Docker Engine 1.10, a security check
diff --git a/registry/deploying.md b/registry/deploying.md
index 8616cac285..ab26d756a6 100644
--- a/registry/deploying.md
+++ b/registry/deploying.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, on-prem, images, tags, repository, distribution, deployment
 title: Deploy a registry server
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 Before you can deploy a registry, you need to install Docker on the host.
 A registry is an instance of the `registry` image, and runs within Docker.
 
diff --git a/registry/deprecated.md b/registry/deprecated.md
index d3242b2521..a46b2c1fdc 100644
--- a/registry/deprecated.md
+++ b/registry/deprecated.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, manifest, images, signatures, repository, distribution, dige
 title: Docker Registry deprecation
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 This document details functionality or components which are deprecated within
 the registry.
 
diff --git a/registry/garbage-collection.md b/registry/garbage-collection.md
index cc301c6a80..7683286501 100644
--- a/registry/garbage-collection.md
+++ b/registry/garbage-collection.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, garbage, images, tags, repository, distribution
 title: Garbage collection
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 As of v2.4.0 a garbage collector command is included within the registry binary.
 This document describes what this command does and how and why it should be used.
 
diff --git a/registry/help.md b/registry/help.md
index da1f16f987..ea745f34e4 100644
--- a/registry/help.md
+++ b/registry/help.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, on-prem, images, tags, repository, distribution, help, 101,
 title: Get help
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 If you need help, or just want to chat, you can reach us:
 
 - on the [Docker forums](https://forums.docker.com/c/open-source-projects/opensrcreg).
diff --git a/registry/index.md b/registry/index.md
index 5d05205a3a..a9158ee4c2 100644
--- a/registry/index.md
+++ b/registry/index.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ redirect_from:
 title: Docker Registry
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 ## What it is
 
 The Registry is a stateless, highly scalable server side application that stores
diff --git a/registry/insecure.md b/registry/insecure.md
index 7aa512a9ff..df630ee8c7 100644
--- a/registry/insecure.md
+++ b/registry/insecure.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, on-prem, images, tags, repository, distribution, insecure
 title: Test an insecure registry
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 While it's highly recommended to secure your registry using a TLS certificate
 issued by a known CA, you can choose to use self-signed certificates, or use
 your registry over an unencrypted HTTP connection. Either of these choices
diff --git a/registry/introduction.md b/registry/introduction.md
index 471ad510d0..bb634861ad 100644
--- a/registry/introduction.md
+++ b/registry/introduction.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, on-prem, images, tags, repository, distribution, use cases,
 title: About Registry
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 A registry is a storage and content delivery system, holding named Docker
 images, available in different tagged versions.
 
diff --git a/registry/notifications.md b/registry/notifications.md
index f11b53f15d..62854f8113 100644
--- a/registry/notifications.md
+++ b/registry/notifications.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, on-prem, images, tags, repository, distribution, notificatio
 title: Work with notifications
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 The Registry supports sending webhook notifications in response to events
 happening within the registry. Notifications are sent in response to manifest
 pushes and pulls and layer pushes and pulls. These actions are serialized into
diff --git a/registry/recipes/apache.md b/registry/recipes/apache.md
index b559d26485..45a10c66b1 100644
--- a/registry/recipes/apache.md
+++ b/registry/recipes/apache.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, on-prem, images, tags, repository, distribution, authenticat
 title: Authenticate proxy with apache
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 ## Use-case
 
 People already relying on an apache proxy to authenticate their users to other services might want to leverage it and have Registry communications tunneled through the same pipeline.
diff --git a/registry/recipes/index.md b/registry/recipes/index.md
index 97d3226985..c7c0cae326 100644
--- a/registry/recipes/index.md
+++ b/registry/recipes/index.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, on-prem, images, tags, repository, distribution, recipes, ad
 title: Recipes overview
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 This list of "recipes" provides end-to-end scenarios for exotic or otherwise advanced use-cases.
 These recipes are not useful for most standard set-ups.
 
diff --git a/registry/recipes/mirror.md b/registry/recipes/mirror.md
index 09e25abb84..949a8118b2 100644
--- a/registry/recipes/mirror.md
+++ b/registry/recipes/mirror.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ redirect_from:
 - /engine/admin/registry_mirror/
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 ## Use-case
 
 If you have multiple instances of Docker running in your environment, such as
diff --git a/registry/recipes/nginx.md b/registry/recipes/nginx.md
index 87d0358bf3..892e132a45 100644
--- a/registry/recipes/nginx.md
+++ b/registry/recipes/nginx.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ redirect_from:
 - /registry/nginx/
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 ## Use-case
 
 People already relying on a nginx proxy to authenticate their users to other
diff --git a/registry/recipes/osx-setup-guide.md b/registry/recipes/osx-setup-guide.md
index d5f09299a7..90891fd426 100644
--- a/registry/recipes/osx-setup-guide.md
+++ b/registry/recipes/osx-setup-guide.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, on-prem, images, tags, repository, distribution, macOS, reci
 title: macOS setup guide
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 ## Use-case
 
 This is useful if you intend to run a registry server natively on macOS.
diff --git a/registry/storage-drivers/azure.md b/registry/storage-drivers/azure.md
index 28363e55e9..bc3007ac37 100644
--- a/registry/storage-drivers/azure.md
+++ b/registry/storage-drivers/azure.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, service, driver, images, storage,  azure
 title: Microsoft Azure storage driver
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface which uses [Microsoft Azure Blob Storage](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/) for object storage.
 
 ## Parameters
diff --git a/registry/storage-drivers/filesystem.md b/registry/storage-drivers/filesystem.md
index ab50f0f650..7935f7d37d 100644
--- a/registry/storage-drivers/filesystem.md
+++ b/registry/storage-drivers/filesystem.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, service, driver, images, storage,  filesystem
 title: Filesystem storage driver
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface which uses the local filesystem.
 
 ## Parameters
diff --git a/registry/storage-drivers/gcs.md b/registry/storage-drivers/gcs.md
index 624ea61632..d91842548d 100644
--- a/registry/storage-drivers/gcs.md
+++ b/registry/storage-drivers/gcs.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, service, driver, images, storage,  gcs, google, cloud
 title: Google Cloud Storage driver
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface which uses Google Cloud for object storage.
 
 ## Parameters
diff --git a/registry/storage-drivers/index.md b/registry/storage-drivers/index.md
index 9025bced11..097ffab7cc 100644
--- a/registry/storage-drivers/index.md
+++ b/registry/storage-drivers/index.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ redirect_from:
 title: Docker Registry storage driver
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 This document describes the registry storage driver model, implementation, and explains how to contribute new storage drivers.
 
 ## Provided drivers
diff --git a/registry/storage-drivers/inmemory.md b/registry/storage-drivers/inmemory.md
index b4bdaeed7c..6e91304542 100644
--- a/registry/storage-drivers/inmemory.md
+++ b/registry/storage-drivers/inmemory.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, service, driver, images, storage,  in-memory
 title: In-memory storage driver (testing only)
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 For purely tests purposes, you can use the `inmemory` storage driver. This
 driver is an implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface which
 uses local memory for object storage. If you would like to run a registry from
diff --git a/registry/storage-drivers/oss.md b/registry/storage-drivers/oss.md
index 23016dd57d..4a18c1f52c 100644
--- a/registry/storage-drivers/oss.md
+++ b/registry/storage-drivers/oss.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, service, driver, images, storage, OSS, aliyun
 title: Aliyun OSS storage driver
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface which uses
 [Aliyun OSS](https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/oss) for object storage.
 
diff --git a/registry/storage-drivers/s3.md b/registry/storage-drivers/s3.md
index 6dafd9470f..91a13dc632 100644
--- a/registry/storage-drivers/s3.md
+++ b/registry/storage-drivers/s3.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, service, driver, images, storage,  S3
 title: S3 storage driver
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface which uses
 Amazon S3 or S3 compatible services for object storage.
 
diff --git a/registry/storage-drivers/swift.md b/registry/storage-drivers/swift.md
index cda1d060af..f0027ee84d 100644
--- a/registry/storage-drivers/swift.md
+++ b/registry/storage-drivers/swift.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ keywords: registry, service, driver, images, storage, swift
 title: OpenStack Swift storage driver
 ---
 
+{% include registry.md %}
+
 An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface that uses
 [OpenStack Swift](http://docs.openstack.org/developer/swift/) for object
 storage.