Sonatype Nexus Repository

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Sonatype Nexus Repository
Developer Sonatype Inc.
Stable release
3.87.1-01
Repository github.com/sonatype/nexus-public
Written in Java
Type Software repository manager
License Eclipse Public License or proprietary
Website sonatype.com

Sonatype Nexus Repository is a software repository manager, available under both an open-source license and a proprietary license. [1] It can combine repositories for various programming languages, so that a single server can be used as a source for building software. The open source version uses the H2 database.

Contents

Alternatives to Nexus include JFrog Artifactory. [2]

History

Tamás Cservenák originally developed Proximity in 2005, because he had a slow ADSL internet connection. He was later hired by Sonatype to build a similar product, Nexus. [3]

References

  1. Bedrytski, Aliaksandr; Bogucki, Janek; Lacava, Alessandro; Detrich, Matthew de; Neil, Benjamin (2016). Professional Scala. Wrox programmer to programmer. Indianapolos, IN: Wrox. ISBN   978-1-119-26726-3.
  2. DevOps Tools for Java Developers. O'Reilly Media. p. 168. ISBN   9781492083993.
  3. "Chapter 16: Repository Manager". Maven - The Definitive Guide. O'Reilly Media. ISBN   9780596551780.