# Allow logging in to balena hub registry using podman

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/allow-logging-in-to-balena-hub-registry-using-podman/378026>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [May 29, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/allow-logging-in-to-balena-hub-registry-using-podman/378026 "2026-05-29T09:38:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![ben.clerix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@ben.clerix](https://forums.balena.io/u/ben.clerix)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/allow-logging-in-to-balena-hub-registry-using-podman/378026/1 "2026-05-29T09:38:05Z")

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Hi,

I tried logging in to balena hub registry.  
podman login bh.cr  
Authenticating with existing credentials for bh.cr  
Username: ben\_clerix  
Password:  
Error: logging into “bh.cr”: invalid username/password

This doesn’t work, it only works with the docker client.  
Could this be implemented please?  
Thanks for considering this.