# Okteto not able to use private image as base

**URL:** <https://community.okteto.com/t/okteto-not-able-to-use-private-image-as-base/894>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [July 3, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/okteto-not-able-to-use-private-image-as-base/894 "2023-07-03T11:21:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![boedy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.okteto.com/boedy/32/388_2.png) [@boedy](https://community.okteto.com/u/boedy)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/okteto-not-able-to-use-private-image-as-base/894/2 "2023-07-03T16:53:44Z")

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I believe @adripedriza ran into the same issue. [Unable to use base image in okteto (requires authorization) - #8 by adripedriza](https://community.okteto.com/t/unable-to-use-base-image-in-okteto-requires-authorization/584/8)

Is there a solution for this?

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