Nexus vs Maven: Build & deploy microservices to Nexus Repository Manager using Maven
Snowpal Podcast: Provide an introduction to Nexus and Maven.
This conversation provides an introduction to Nexus and Maven, explaining their relationship and how they work together. It walks through an example of publishing libraries to a Nexus repository and consuming them in a project. The conversation also covers setting up Nexus locally, configuring the Nexus repository, and understanding the POM file. It explains how to sign in to Nexus, publish libraries, configure the settings.xml file, and update library versions. The conversation concludes with troubleshooting tips for Nexus installation and recommendations for further exploration.
Takeaways
Nexus and Maven are related pieces of software that work together to provide a repository and build software.
To set up Nexus locally, download the Nexus archive, unzip it, and start the Nexus server.
The POM file is an important configuration file that specifies dependencies and repository information.
Publishing libraries to Nexus involves deploying the libraries using the 'mvn deploy' command.
Consuming published libraries requires adding the library dependency to the project's POM file.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Nexus and Maven
00:57 Example: Publishing Libraries to Nexus
02:09 Setting up Nexus Locally
03:18 Configuring Nexus Repository
04:01 Installing Nexus
05:11 Understanding the POM File
06:42 Signing in to Nexus
07:30 Publishing Libraries to Nexus
09:06 Configuring Settings.xml
10:40 Updating Library Versions
11:52 Consuming Published Libraries
13:38 Browsing Nexus Repository
16:07 Publishing New Versions
18:25 Troubleshooting Nexus Installation
19:20 Conclusion and Recommendations
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