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Nexus Repository Reference Architecture 2

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This reference architecture describes deployment strategies and system requirements for a single Nexus Repository deployment not exceeding the following specifications:

  • 100,000 max requests per hour

  • 1,000,000 max requests per day

  • External PostgreSQL database

If you don’t fit this profile, please see the reference architecture main page to find the deployment profile that best matches your needs.

Single Instance in VM/EC2/Docker

This reference architecture represents a single instance of Sonatype Nexus Repository deployed in a VM or Docker and using a PostgreSQL database. This architecture is well-suited for growing usage and positioned to scale to larger usage architectures over time.

System Requirements

  • Compute

    • 1 Sonatype Nexus Repository node

    • 2 CPU

    • 8GB RAM

    • 200GB+ instance disk size when using local blob storage

  • Database

    • PostgreSQL in a 2-node cluster (version 14+ recommended)

    • 4 CPU per PostgreSQL node

    • 32GB RAM per PostgreSQL node

    • 500GB+ storage for database

Setup Documentation

Use one of our standard single-instance installation methods.