Nexus Repository

Sonatype Nexus Repository for Maven, npm, container images and other package formats

Chart	nexus
Version	0.1.3
Application version	3.94.2
Kind	Application
Source	charts/nexus

The values are listed under Values, the changes per version under Changelog.

Purpose

Sonatype Nexus Repository: a private store and proxy for Maven, npm, PyPI, container images and other package formats. The chart runs the upstream image with one data volume.

Install

helm repo add grncloud https://apps.openshift.eu
helm install nexus grncloud/nexus

Install one release per project. The first start takes a few minutes. Log in as admin with:

oc get route nexus -o jsonpath='https://{.spec.host}{"\n"}'
oc get secret nexus-credentials -o jsonpath='{.data.admin-password}' | base64 -d

Value	Default	Meaning
route.hostname	empty	Hostname. Empty: OpenShift assigns one.
persistence.size	20Gi	Size of the data volume.
secrets.type	kubernetes	externalSecret reads the password from a secret store.
secrets.adminPassword	empty	Admin password at the first start. Empty: generated.
jvm.heap	1200m	Java heap. Raise it together with resources.limits.memory.

The password is applied at the first start only; change it in Nexus afterwards. It is generated at the first install and kept on every upgrade with helm upgrade. A tool that renders the chart without access to the cluster, such as Argo CD or helm template, generates a new value on every render: set the password there.

Delivery instructions

• A hostname outside the default application domain needs a DNS record pointing at the platform's ingress. Ask the platform team for the target; the certificate follows automatically once the name resolves.
• A container registry inside Nexus needs its own port and hostname, which this chart does not expose. Ask the platform team when you need one.
• With secrets.type=externalSecret, create the item named in secrets.externalSecret.item in your vault collection with the value in the password field, and set secrets.externalSecret.storeName to your store.