diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 74d3d9d..73adf9c 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ YOU_ARE_HERE="$(realpath "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # container will be useless unless we bundle the actual OS
 test -f "$YOU_ARE_HERE"/container/hdd/hdd.img
 
-# this image is private on Google Cloud Registry, make sure we're logged in
-gcloud auth configure-docker
+# this image is private on DigitalOcean, make sure we're logged in
+doctl registry login
 
-docker build -t gcr.io/jakejarvis/y2k:latest --no-cache "$YOU_ARE_HERE"
-docker push gcr.io/jakejarvis/y2k:latest
+docker build -t registry.digitalocean.com/jakejarvis/y2k:latest --no-cache "$YOU_ARE_HERE"
+docker push registry.digitalocean.com/jakejarvis/y2k:latest
diff --git a/host/install.sh b/host/install.sh
index 9d8920e..7a5f810 100755
--- a/host/install.sh
+++ b/host/install.sh
@@ -64,20 +64,14 @@ cloudflared service install
 cp ~/.cloudflared/cert.pem /etc/cloudflared/
 rm ~/.cloudflared/cert.pem
 
-#### install Google Cloud Registry credential helper ####
-## https://cloud.google.com/container-registry/docs/advanced-authentication#standalone-helper
-## https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/docker-credential-gcr/releases
-GCR_HELPER_VERSION=2.0.2
-curl -fsSL https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/docker-credential-gcr/releases/download/v${GCR_HELPER_VERSION}/docker-credential-gcr_linux_amd64-${GCR_HELPER_VERSION}.tar.gz | tar xz --to-stdout ./docker-credential-gcr > /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-gcr
-chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-gcr
-docker-credential-gcr version
-
-#### login to GCR ####
-docker-credential-gcr gcr-login
-docker-credential-gcr configure-docker
+#### login to DO registry ####
+snap install doctl
+snap connect doctl:dot-docker
+doctl auth init
+doctl registry login
 
 #### pull OS container ####
-docker pull gcr.io/jakejarvis/y2k:latest
+docker pull registry.digitalocean.com/jakejarvis/y2k:latest
 
 #### enable services ####
 cp $REPO_DIR/host/example.service /lib/systemd/system/y2k.service
diff --git a/host/socket.sh b/host/socket.sh
index a8d0016..3045c64 100755
--- a/host/socket.sh
+++ b/host/socket.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     --network none \
     --log-driver none \
     --rm -i \
-    gcr.io/jakejarvis/y2k:latest
+    registry.digitalocean.com/jakejarvis/y2k:latest
 
 # to spawn QEMU processes natively on the host machine instead of via
 # individual Docker containers: