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Nexus - Sonatype - All about local nexus

Set Path

export PATH=$HOME/Downloads/nexus-3.58.1-02-unix/nexus-3.58.1-02/bin:$PATH

Default Settings

  • Dafault port and path: http://localhost:8081/
  • Default Nexus binds to port 8081.
  • Default Nexus may also bind to 0.0. 0.0 (or every available interface).
  • Default user name for Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 is: admin
  • Default password for Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 is: admin123

Modifications

  • Modify the file in NEXUS_HOME/conf/nexus properties to change the port or the host.
  • To change the password, log in to Nexus and use the default credentials (admin/admin123).
  • Navigate to User Management and click on the username, initially set to "Admin Builtin"
  • Select "Change Password" and enter current and new password and confirm.
  • Click "Change" to save the new password.
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