How to Get Started With Nexus Repository Manager OSS
If you plan on developing software and keep it going for a long time, repository managers play an important role. Repository managers help you optimize the storage of the packages required for the software.
Let’s consider repositories for Python programming language, for example. Python uses the PyPI repository manager. When you install Python, you get a few default functionalities, but if you want to use specific libraries, you will have to install them.
Repository managers make it easy. The packages are stored on the repository managers, and if you want to use one, you just have to get it from the repository. You don’t have to keep on looking for the artifact you want to use at different places when they are stored in a dedicated repository.
Nexus Repository Manager OSS is one such artifact repository, and that’s what this post is about. But first let me explain why you would want to use this repository manager.
Why Do You Need a Repository Manager?
Imagine that you are building a Linux operating system of your own. You’ve put lots of effort into designing the architecture, programming the functionalities, designing the user interface, etc. You’ve published the operating system, and people really liked it.
Day by day, the number of users using your operating system is increasing. You were the only person who built the operating system, and now it’s getting difficult for you to manage it by yourself. So you decide to allow other users to add software to it.
In such cases, you can make use of a repository manager to store the software and for people to use it.
What Is Nexus Repository Manager OSS?
Nexus Repository Manager OSS is a free-to-use artifact repository. It supports various formats, such as Maven, APT, and Go. You can find (Read more...)
*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Sonatype Blog authored by Omkar Hiremath. Read the original post at: https://blog.sonatype.com/how-to-get-started-with-nexus-repository-manager-oss
