The sad story of "/repo"

Best Practices for Virtual Repository Sizing

AuthorFullName__c
Patrick Russell
articleNumber
000004540
FirstPublishedDate
2019-09-05T22:03:30Z
lastModifiedDate
2025-05-15
VersionNumber
7


For some, a common desired end-state for Artifactory was to have it use only one URL for all artifact downloading needs. In theory, it sounds like a breezy, one-stop shopping solution. However, there are many problems associated with this type of setup and this approach is not supported in Artifactory.

A virtual repository should not aggregate more than twenty (20) repositories as a best practice.