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nexusnexus3

recommended place to store nexus data

I have installed nexus 3 on my server at /mydir/nex/local/lib/nexus. This lays down the normal structure. So I have my data directory pointed to the default -Dkaraf.data=../sonatype-work/nexus3. I have a mounted file system on /mydir/nex where the data installation lives.

Since the installation is under /mydir/nex, should I create a /mydir/nex/data? Or is it okay to leave the data on the default location?

Solution

  • I'm always fond of using FHS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard), which means standard folders. So Nexus is put in /opt/nexus and data will go to /var/(opt)/nexus. Logging goes to /var/log/nexus.

    It is ok to leave the data under the application if you like and it is also okey of you put it in another directory, it will not break Nexus in any case.