Artifactory Maven Repository

JFrog offers an end-to-end Maven repository solution covering the full lifecycle of your Maven packages to manage development, vulnerability analysis, artifact flow control and distribution.Read More >

Through the Maven Artifactory Plugin Artifactory also provides tight integration with the maven build tool so you can resolve artifacts from and deploy builds to Artifactory.Read Less >

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Maven Repository Features:

Secure, private Maven repositories

Use secure, private, local Maven repo to share Maven packages across your organization with fine-grained access control. Proxy and cache JCenter and other public Maven resources with remote repositories, and aggregate local and remote resources under a single virtual Maven repository to access all your Maven packages from a single URL.

Full Automation with REST API and JFrog CLI

Artifactory exposes an extensive REST API that provides access to its features anywhere in the development cycle effectively letting you automate any action you could do through the UI. JFrog CLI is a compact and smart client that greatly simplifies and optimizes automation scripts making them more efficient, more readable and easier to maintain across all JFrog products. Between them, the REST API and JFrog CLI facilitate fully automated and optimized software delivery when working with Maven packages.

Enterprise Ready

Secure, private Maven repo in an Artifactory High Availability installation provide unmatched stability and reliability accommodating any number of users, build servers and interactions. Through cloud-based providers, Artifactory offers massively scalable storage that can accommodate terabyte-laden repositories. Advanced replication options support any network topology over multiple, geographically distant sites facilitating disaster recovery with instant failover to a DR site anywhere in the world.

Reliable and Optimized Builds

Running Maven builds through Artifactory reduces build times by significantly reducing networking. When remote artifacts are downloaded, Artifactory stores them in a remote repository cache, making them locally available for builds without the need for any networking. This also makes your builds more reliable since they are not dependent on the network or remote resources. Even if a remote repository goes down, or there is an issue with the network, your Maven builds will succeed since remote artifacts are available from the local cache.

Fully reproducible builds

Artifactory stores exhaustive build information including specific artifact versions, modules, dependencies, system properties, environment variables, user information, timestamps and more. With this information, it is easy to faithfully reproduce a build at any time. In addition, built-in “Diff” tools let you compare builds, and therefore know exactly what changes were introduced from one version to another. This invaluable capability helps you track down bugs that were reported in specific versions released.

Universal Solution

As a universal repository manager, Artifactory supports all major package formats and provides the same fully-featured artifact management with exhaustive metadata for any development technology. Artifactory is also tightly integrated with all major build tools and CI servers and comfortably sits at the heart of any development ecosystem.

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Maven FAQ

What is Maven, and how does it integrate with JFrog Artifactory?

Maven is a build automation tool used primarily for Java projects to manage dependencies, compile code, and package artifacts. JFrog Artifactory can serve as a Maven repository, allowing developers to store, manage, and share Maven artifacts such as libraries, jars, and plugins. By using Artifactory with Maven, organizations can control access, manage dependencies, and maintain artifact versioning for both public and private repositories.

How do I configure Maven to use JFrog Artifactory as a repository?

To configure Maven to use JFrog Artifactory, you need to modify the settings.xml file located in your Maven installation or your user’s .m2 directory:

Add your Artifactory repository URL to the section:

artifactory
https:///artifactory/

If authentication is required, you can add credentials in the section of the settings.xml:

artifactory
your_username
your_password

After this, Maven will resolve and deploy artifacts through Artifactory.

How do I upload Maven artifacts to JFrog Artifactory?

To upload Maven artifacts to JFrog Artifactory, you can either:

Automatically deploy using Maven’s deploy plugin in your pom.xml:

artifactory
https:///artifactory/

Run the following Maven command to deploy:

mvn deploy

Also – you can manually upload artifacts via the JFrog Artifactory UI or using the JFrog CLI with:

jfrog rt upload “”

What are the benefits of using JFrog Artifactory with Maven?

Centralized Artifact Management: Artifactory serves as a secure, centralized repository for all your Maven artifacts, whether public or private.

Caching of Remote Artifacts: Artifactory can cache artifacts from remote repositories, improving build performance and reliability by reducing dependency on external repositories.

Version Control and Snapshot Management: Artifactory helps manage release versions and snapshot builds, allowing for better version tracking and promoting environment consistency.

Security and Access Control: Artifactory offers role-based access control (RBAC), allowing you to manage who can access, upload, or download specific Maven artifacts.

What should I do if I encounter issues using Maven with JFrog Artifactory?

Double-check that the Artifactory repository URL is correctly configured in your pom.xml or settings.xml files.

Ensure that the credentials you’re using to authenticate to Artifactory are correct and have sufficient permissions.

Review Maven’s build logs for error messages to pinpoint any repository misconfigurations.

Check Artifactory’s logs for detailed information on why the artifact upload or download might be failing (e.g., permission or network issues).

Make sure the artifact structure (group ID, artifact ID, version) adheres to the expected Maven format.

If issues persist, refer to the JFrog Artifactory documentation or contact JFrog support for further troubleshooting.

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