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When updating the repository manager, redo the install of any optional plugins using the newest version shipping with the download of the new version. To install any of these, simply copy the folder containing the desired plugin into $NEXUS_HOME/nexus/WEB-INF/plugin-repository. Prior to version 2.7 optional plugins, supplied by Sonatype, can be found in the directory $NEXUS_HOME/nexus/WEB-INF/optional-plugins. The branding plugin or the outreach plugin are examples of plugins exposing capabilities. Some plugins expose a capability as documented in Accessing and Configuring Capabilities and can be enabled, disabled, and otherwise configured in the capability administration.
Managing PluginsĪll plugins supplied by Sonatype are installed as part of the default configuration and can be found in $NEXUS_HOME/nexus/WEB-INF/plugin-repository. They can also group a number of these features together in one plugin. Plugins can provide further functionality for the backend such as support for new repository formats, specific behavior for components, new scheduled tasks, new staging rules, and any other additional functionality as well as new user interface components and modifications. You can install plugins available from the open source community, other vendors, or created by yourself in addition to the default plugins. Nexus Repository Manager OSS and Nexus Repository Manager Pro are built using a plugin architecture, where each version includes a different set of plugins. Available in Nexus Repository OSS and Nexus Repository Pro