(2) Since we have disabled anonymous access, we will need to specify the authentication information for the servers. HINT: Do not forget the activeProfiles element!

LocalRepositories mxsnapshots mxsnapshots mxreleases mxreleases

(1) You need to specify the address of your repository: You will need to change the settings.xml file for your Maven clients. eg „example1“.Ĭonfiguration of Maven Client to Download Repositories Set up a user „download“ and assign the role „Repo: All Repositories (Read)“. The parameter, which needs to be changed is nexus-work:

It can be found in the Apache Tomcat folder, under webapps/ nexus / WEB-INF. The default location can be changed by changing the file „plexus.properties“. On my Windows 7, Nexus used a very strange folder in systems32/systemprofiles or so. I would also suggest to change the default location, in which repositories are kept. Eg change the passwords (also for deployment user etc) and reindex the repositories. The war file is at the bottom of the downloads page.

Nexus seems to have the smaller footprint on the server‘s memory.ĭownload and Install Apache Tomcat (as Windows Service) Two popular alternatives are Nexus and Artifactory and it is highly debated, which is the best option to use.

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