Managing Artifacts and Repositories with Sonatype Nexus
What is an Artifact? The term artifact in connection with software development is largely associated with specific development methods or processes. An artifact occasionally may be used to refer to the released code (in the case of a code library ) or released executable (in the case of a program) produced. What is a Repository? A collection of binary software artifacts and metadata stored in a defined directory structure which is used by clients such Maven, Mercury, or Ivy to retrieve binaries during a build process. Repository Manager A repository manager is a dedicated server application designed to manage repositories of binary components through the software development, quality assurance and production release lifecycle. In addition, a repository manager can search software artifacts, audit development and release transactions, and integrate with external security systems such as LDAP. A repository manager is a powerful tool that encourage...