Automatic dependencies is one of the powerful feature of Apache maven and its one of the reason Maven is very popular in developer community. Maven resolve the dependent library from local repository which is again connected with central repository or remote repository. thus we can say that Maven has 3 kinds of repository concept.
1. Local repository e.g $USER_HOME/.m2
2. Central repository e.g http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/ Read more click here
Reference:- This article was originally posted on scmGalaxy.com
Thanks for this useful overview of how Maven works with a Sonatype Nexus repository — explaining how Maven connects to local, central, and remote repositories as part of dependency resolution and artifact management is really valuable for developers and DevOps practitioners getting started with repository management. Nexus Repository Manager is widely used as a central hub for storing build artifacts like JAR files, and by hosting your own Maven-compatible repositories you can improve build reliability, speed up dependency resolution, and gain better control over versions instead of relying solely on external servers like Maven Central. What many teams find especially helpful in practice is setting up hosted repositories for your own snapshots and releases, proxy repositories that cache dependencies from public sources, and then making a group repository that aggregates them under one URL for tools like Maven to consume. Once that’s in place, configuring your ~/.m2/settings.xml and project POM to point to your Nexus instance ensures consistent artifact retrieval and deployment across CI/CD pipelines — and can make builds more predictable and easier to troubleshoot.
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