Which repository format shall I use with Sonatype Nexus for ungeneric build outputs?

Question

Use case

I have a C++ build pipeline that creates my application. The output of this pipeline is a directory which contains my C++ application. I didn't know where to put them, so I installed Sonatype Nexus in order to categorize, and manage these build outputs. (Just to clarify what my initial requirement is)

After installation

After installing Sonatype Nexus I can now configure my build artifact repository. In the configuration I have the choice to use a repository format, but none of the ones listed seems to fit my requirement. I can only find repository formats which seem to be used as an input for my pipeline, but not as an output. Is there anything I miss or which format would fit my need?

Answer 1

The raw format will allow you to store any arbitrary file type in any arbitrary folder structure.

That being said, I'm not at all a C/C++ expert, but the Conan format seems to be dedicated to packaging for your language.

I see a little star next to the format name in your screenshot indicating that this was still a community supported plugin. Hence you are running a nexus version older than 3.22.0.

You should consider upgrading since the conan format is now part of the core nexus and that your version is subject to security vulnerabilities that were fixed in 3.22.0 and 3.22.1. See release notes