macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install nexuslocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4746
Install nexus with Homebrew, dnf, Nix, apt, winget
Repository manager for binary software components. Version 3.94.1-06 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libnexus-dev.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install nexusFedora Rawhide package metadata · nexus · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#nexusnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ne/nexus/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libnexus-devDebian stable package indexes · libnexus-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id WinStep.Nexus -eWindows Package Manager source index · WinStep.Nexus · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Repository manager for binary software components
Project links
Commands and aliases
- nexus
history
Project history and usage
The Homebrew `nexus` formula packages Sonatype Nexus Repository, a self-hosted binary repository manager. It is used to proxy, host, group, search, and govern artifacts and packages so builds use a local controlled source rather than reaching directly to every upstream registry.
Project history
Nexus grew out of the Maven repository-manager era. Sonatype's own 2008 blog post argued for repository managers around Maven Central caching, build speed, and internal artifact sharing. Sonatype's Maven Central history says Sonatype was founded by Jason Van Zyl and Brian Fox in 2008 and later took over day-to-day Maven Central operations, including support for Nexus instances.
The public GitHub repository is described as the open-source Nexus Repository Core codebase. Its README says Core contains Maven, raw, and APT repository functionality with embedded H2 for small workloads, while the Community Edition binary adds formats such as npm, Docker, NuGet, and PyPI plus PostgreSQL support.
Adoption history
Nexus is significant well beyond Homebrew's local install numbers because many teams run it as infrastructure rather than as a developer laptop tool. The GitHub mirror showed about 2.6k stars, 732 forks, 179 releases, and 78 contributors when researched. Sonatype's documentation lists repository formats across Maven, npm, Docker, PyPI, NuGet, Conda, Go, Helm, Rust/Cargo, Yum, APT, and others.
Homebrew's API generated on 2025-12-23 reported 628 installs-on-request in the preceding 365 days for the `nexus` formula. That is useful as formula demand, not as total Nexus adoption, because production deployments are often containers, archives, managed infrastructure, or vendor-provided binaries.
How it is used
Package nerds install Nexus when they need a local artifact cache, a private release repository, or a single internal endpoint for multiple ecosystems. Typical work includes creating hosted/proxy/group repositories, pointing Maven/npm/Docker/etc. clients at Nexus, controlling cleanup policies and blob stores, backing up the data directory, and treating the service as part of CI/CD infrastructure.
The Homebrew formula installs a runnable `nexus` command and defines a service entry that starts `$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/nexus/bin/nexus start`; the av.db source record correctly tracks the data directory properties and initial admin password file as operationally important paths.
Why package nerds care
Nexus is a package-history anchor because it represents the enterprise repository-manager pattern: cache public registries, publish internal binaries, separate build reproducibility from public-network availability, and attach policy/security workflows to package retrieval.
Timeline
- 2005: Sonatype's Maven Central history says the name Maven Central was officially coined.
- 2008: Sonatype was founded by Jason Van Zyl and Brian Fox.
- 2008-11-26: Sonatype published a repository-manager argument centered on Nexus and Maven Central usage.
- 2025-12-23: Homebrew formula API generated data for Nexus 3.80.0-06.
- 2026-06-25: GitHub release listing showed release-3.93.2-01 as the latest nexus-public release.
Related projects
- Maven Central
- OSSRH
- Nexus Repository Core
- Nexus Repository Community Edition
- JFrog Artifactory
Sources
- https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/nexus.json
- https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public
- https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository.html
- https://www.sonatype.com/blog/2008/11/nine-reasons-to-use-a-repository-manager-sonatype-nexus
- https://www.sonatype.com/blog/the-history-of-maven-central-and-sonatype-a-journey-from-past-to-present
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$data-dir/etc/nexus.properties
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$data-dir/admin.password
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
nexus | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version3.94.1-06
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:nexus |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.94.1-06 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.sonatype.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T00:35:09Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libnexus-dev 4.4.3-7
NeXus scientific data file format - development libraries
sudo apt install libnexus-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: nexus
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
Debian apt95%
libnexus-java 4.4.3-7
NeXus scientific data file format - java libraries
sudo apt install libnexus-java- Section: java
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: nexus
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
Debian apt95%
libnexus-jni 4.4.3-7
NeXus scientific data file format - JNI library
sudo apt install libnexus-jni- Section: java
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: nexus
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
Debian apt95%
libnexus1 4.4.3-7
NeXus scientific data file format - runtime libraries
sudo apt install libnexus1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: nexus
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
Debian apt95%
nexus-tools 4.4.3-7
NeXus scientific data file format - applications
sudo apt install nexus-tools- Section: science
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: nexus
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
Nix95%
nexus
nix profile install nixpkgs#nexus- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
Ubuntu apt95%
libnexus-dev 4.4.3-6build3
NeXus scientific data file format - development libraries
sudo apt install libnexus-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: nexus
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
Ubuntu apt95%
libnexus-java 4.4.3-6build3
NeXus scientific data file format - java libraries
sudo apt install libnexus-java- Section: universe/java
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: nexus
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
Ubuntu apt95%
libnexus-jni 4.4.3-6build3
NeXus scientific data file format - JNI library
sudo apt install libnexus-jni- Section: universe/java
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: nexus
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
Ubuntu apt95%
libnexus1 4.4.3-6build3
NeXus scientific data file format - runtime libraries
sudo apt install libnexus1- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: nexus
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
Ubuntu apt95%
nexus-tools 4.4.3-6build3
NeXus scientific data file format - applications
sudo apt install nexus-tools- Section: universe/science
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: nexus
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
dnf95%
nexus 4.4.3-27.fc45
Libraries and tools for the NeXus scientific data file format
sudo dnf install nexus- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+ AND LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: nexus
- 10 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
dnf95%
nexus-devel 4.4.3-27.fc45
Development files for nexus
sudo dnf install nexus-devel- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+ AND LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: nexus
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
dnf95%
nexus-tools 4.4.3-27.fc45
Applications for reading and writing NeXus files.
sudo dnf install nexus-tools- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+ AND LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nexus
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
winget95%
WinStep.Nexus
winget install --id WinStep.Nexus -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nexus
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation