JFrog Artifactory is the system of record for build artifacts across your organization. You can deploy, resolve, and manage artifacts in Artifactory by connecting your package managers and CI clients to Artifactory repositories.
Using Artifactory to store and manage your artifacts provides the following benefits:
Universal support with more than 40 integrated package types.
Complete metadata on every package allows for wide observability and traceability.
Control over the components your developers can access and leverage in your software development lifecycle.
Unlimited scalability with a variety of enterprise-scale storage capabilities.
Security enhancement through a native integration with JFrog Xray.
For more benefits and information, see JFrog Artifactory.
Using Package Managers with Artifactory
You can connect your package manager client to Artifactory by configuring Artifactory as a local repository for the package manager client. Once you configure a local repository, you can deploy and resolve artifacts directly from Artifactory.
To configure a client, go to Artifacts > Set Me Up, select your package manager, and follow the instructions. Each package manager client has slightly different instructions, which Artifactory will generate specifically for your instance. For information about how to connect your package manager client to Artifactory, see Supported Package Types.
Managing Artifacts with REST API
Artifactory supports REST API endpoints for many actions on a JFrog instance, allowing you to automate your pipelines. For more information, see Artifactory REST APIs.