nexus.md

Nexus

• Login to your Linux server and update the yum packages. Also install required utilities.

sudo yum update -y
sudo yum install wget -y

• Install OpenJDK 1.8

sudo yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64 -y

• Create a directory named app and cd into the directory.

sudo mkdir /app && cd /app

• Download the latest nexus. You can get the latest download links fo for nexus

sudo wget -O nexus.tar.gz https://download.sonatype.com/nexus/3/latest-unix.tar.gz

• Untar the downloaded file.

sudo tar -xvf nexus.tar.gz

• Rename the untared file to nexus.

sudo mv nexus-3* nexus

• create a new user named nexus to run the nexus service.

sudo adduser nexus

• Change the ownership of nexus files and nexus data directory to nexus user.

sudo chown -R nexus:nexus /app/nexus
sudo chown -R nexus:nexus /app/sonatype-work

• Open /app/nexus/bin/nexus.rc file

sudo vi  /app/nexus/bin/nexus.rc
run_as_user="nexus"

• Create a svc for nexus

sudo vi /etc/systemd/system/nexus.service
[Unit]
Description=nexus service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
LimitNOFILE=65536
User=nexus
Group=nexus
ExecStart=/app/nexus/bin/nexus start
ExecStop=/app/nexus/bin/nexus stop
User=nexus
Restart=on-abort

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

• Manage Nexus Service

sudo chkconfig nexus on

sudo systemctl start nexus

• Access nexus using ip:8081

localhost:8081

• Default username and password location will be given there

admin 

How to Create Nexus Repo

• Login to Nexus using admin user and password

• Click on Server Administrations and configuration

• Click on Repositories

• Click on create repository

• Select maven 2 hosted

• Give any name and click on select

• You will see on newly created repo

Jenkins and Nexus

• Login to Jenkins and install the plugin

nexus platform

• Configure nexus Server

• Click on system config

• Select Nexus server

• Fill the information below