# Sonatype Nexus Repository Open Source Codebase ## Requirements * Apache Maven 3.3.3+ * Java 8+ * Network access to https://repository.sonatype.org/content/groups/sonatype-public-grid ## Building To build the project and generate the template assembly use the included Maven wrapper: ./mvnw clean install ## Running To run Nexus Repository, after building, unzip the assembly and start the server: unzip -d target assemblies/nexus-base-template/target/nexus-base-template-*.zip ./target/nexus-base-template-*/bin/nexus console The `nexus-base-template` assembly is used as the basis for the official Sonatype Nexus distributions. ## Getting help Looking to contribute to our code but need some help? There's a few ways to get information or our attention: * File an issue in [our public JIRA](https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/NEXUS) * Check out the [Nexus3](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nexus3) tag on Stack Overflow * Check out the [Nexus Repository User List](https://groups.google.com/a/glists.sonatype.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/nexus-users)