Sonatype Nexus Repository
Sonatype Nexus Repository Open-source codebase mirror observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 9.5
- age_days: 4051
- days_rel: 11
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 57
Adoption not part of the score
2628 stars · 744 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Sonatype Nexus Repository is a binary repository manager that serves as the single source of truth for internal and third-party build artifacts, components, and packages. The open-source Core codebase supports Maven, raw, and APT formats with an embedded H2 database, while the free Community Edition adds npm, Docker, NuGet, PyPI, Cargo, and more with optional PostgreSQL and Kubernetes deployment.
Use cases
- host a private maven repository for internal libraries
- proxy and cache npm packages behind a corporate firewall
- self-host a docker registry for CI/CD pipelines
- store and distribute build artifacts centrally
- cache pypi packages to speed up builds
- manage apt package repositories for internal tooling
- set up an artifact repository for kubernetes deployments
When to choose
- you need a centralized, self-hosted artifact repository for multiple package formats
- you want to proxy and cache public package registries for faster, more reliable builds
- you need role-based access control and cleanup policies for binaries
- you want a free, mature repository manager with broad CI/CD integrations
When to avoid
- you only need a single-format registry with minimal overhead (e.g., a plain Docker registry)
- you require enterprise features like high availability, SSO, or official support without a paid license
- you want a lightweight cloud-native solution and cannot run a JVM-based server
Facets
application · maturity stable
self-hosted developer-tools api-framework http-server caching security developer-tools self-hosted backend jvm self-hosted artifact-repository repository-manager binary-repository maven npm docker-registry pypi nuget apt package-proxy ci-cd epl-1.0 devops automation docker linux kubernetes web-server
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4d5eeb7dfc94
- homepage: https://www.sonatype.com/products/repository-oss-download · fetched 2026-08-29 · 949ebb9980d7
- site_page: https://www.sonatype.com/products/integrations · fetched 2026-08-29 · ca0becf213da
- site_page: https://www.sonatype.com/products/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 505b55601721
- site_page: https://help.sonatype.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 525ba7cf1b62
- site_page: https://www.sonatype.com/company · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9cc99dbe3376
- site_page: https://help.sonatype.com/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8bf92f483898
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sonatype/nexus-public | main | 99 |
| sonatype/docker-nexus3 | infra | 67 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="sonatype/nexus-public")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem