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2.2.6. About Maven Repository Managers
A repository manager is a tool that allows you to easily manage Maven repositories. Repository managers are useful in multiple ways:
For more information about Maven repository managers, see Apache Maven Project - The List of Repository Managers.
- They provide the ability to configure proxies between your organization and remote Maven repositories. This provides a number of benefits, including faster and more efficient deployments and a better level of control over what is downloaded by Maven.
- They provide deployment destinations for your own generated artifacts, allowing collaboration between different development teams across an organization.
Commonly used Maven repository managers
- Sonatype Nexus
- See Sonatype Nexus: Manage Artifacts for more information about Nexus.
- Artifactory
- See Artifactory Open Source for more information about Artifactory.
- Apache Archiva
- See Apache Archiva: The Build Artifact Repository Manager for more information about Apache Archiva.
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