Nexus-1: Setting up (with Terraform or Manuel) and Using Nexus (Building Java app with Maven using Nexus).

In 1st part of this series, we will learn the basic concepts of the Nexus repository, and then we will create a “Nexus server” using a terraform file, also we will learn to do manual installation it too. Finally, we will use Nexus with Maven. We will download dependencies from Nexus and push the artifacts to Nexus. We will observe what happens in the Nexus repositories. We will do them all step by step.

Topics we will cover:

1. What is the Nexus?

1. a. Formats in Nexus

1. b. The user interface

1. c. Repository Types in Nexus

2. Deploying a Nexus server on AWS

2. a. Prerequisites​

2. b. Download the Nexus Terraform file

2. c. Nexus Terraform file’s explanation and what to do in manual installation