Package Formats

Artifact Keeper supports 30+ package formats out of the box. All formats are included at no extra cost with no feature gates or limitations.

Language Package Managers

Full support for language-specific package ecosystems with native client compatibility.

Format	API Endpoint	Description
Maven	`/maven/{repo}`	Java and JVM language artifacts (JAR, WAR, POM)
npm	`/npm/{repo}`	Node.js and JavaScript packages
PyPI	`/pypi/{repo}`	Python packages (wheels, sdists)
NuGet	`/nuget/{repo}`	.NET packages and libraries
Cargo	`/cargo/{repo}`	Rust crates and dependencies
Go	`/go/{repo}`	Go modules (proxy protocol)
RubyGems	`/rubygems/{repo}`	Ruby gems and bundler support
Composer	`/composer/{repo}`	PHP packages via Packagist protocol
Hex	`/hex/{repo}`	Erlang and Elixir packages
Pub	`/pub/{repo}`	Dart and Flutter packages
CRAN	`/cran/{repo}`	R language packages
sbt	`/sbt/{repo}`	Scala build tool artifacts

Example Usage

Maven (pom.xml):

<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>artifact-keeper</id>
    <url>https://artifacts.example.com/maven/my-repo</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>

npm (.npmrc):

registry=https://artifacts.example.com/npm/my-repo/
//artifacts.example.com/npm/my-repo/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}

PyPI (pip.conf):

[global]
index-url = https://artifacts.example.com/pypi/my-repo/simple

Cargo (~/.cargo/config.toml):

[registries.artifact-keeper]
index = "https://artifacts.example.com/cargo/my-repo/index"

Containers & Cloud Infrastructure

Container images and infrastructure-as-code packages.

Format	API Endpoint	Description
Docker/OCI	`/v2/{repo}`	Docker images and OCI containers (fully OCI-compliant)
Helm	`/helm/{repo}`	Kubernetes Helm charts
Terraform	`/terraform/{repo}`	Terraform modules and providers
Vagrant	`/vagrant/{repo}`	Vagrant boxes

Example Usage

Docker:

docker tag myimage:latest artifacts.example.com/docker/my-repo/myimage:latest
docker push artifacts.example.com/docker/my-repo/myimage:latest

Helm:

helm repo add my-repo https://artifacts.example.com/helm/my-repo
helm install myapp my-repo/mychart

Terraform:

module "example" {
  source = "artifacts.example.com/terraform/my-repo/example"
  version = "1.0.0"
}

Machine Learning & AI

Specialized formats for ML/AI workflows.

Format	API Endpoint	Description
HuggingFace	`/huggingface/{repo}`	ML models, datasets, and tokenizers
Conda	`/conda/{repo}`	Python data science packages

Example Usage

HuggingFace (using huggingface_hub):

from huggingface_hub import HfApi

api = HfApi(endpoint="https://artifacts.example.com/huggingface/my-repo")
api.upload_file(path_or_fileobj="model.bin", repo_id="my-model")

Conda:

conda config --add channels https://artifacts.example.com/conda/my-repo
conda install mypackage

System Packages

Native operating system package formats.

Format	API Endpoint	Description
Debian/APT	`/debian/{repo}`	Debian and Ubuntu .deb packages
RPM/YUM	`/rpm/{repo}`	RedHat, CentOS, Fedora .rpm packages
Alpine/APK	`/alpine/{repo}`	Alpine Linux .apk packages
Conan	`/conan/{repo}`	C/C++ package manager

Example Usage

Debian/APT (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/artifact-keeper.list):

deb https://artifacts.example.com/debian/my-repo stable main

RPM/YUM (/etc/yum.repos.d/artifact-keeper.repo):

[artifact-keeper]
name=Artifact Keeper Repository
baseurl=https://artifacts.example.com/rpm/my-repo
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

Conan (~/.conan/remotes.json):

{
  "remotes": [
    {
      "name": "artifact-keeper",
      "url": "https://artifacts.example.com/conan/my-repo",
      "verify_ssl": true
    }
  ]
}

Other Formats

Additional specialized formats for various tools and ecosystems.

Format	API Endpoint	Description
Generic	`/generic/{repo}`	Generic file storage for any artifact type
Git LFS	`/lfs/{repo}`	Git Large File Storage objects
VS Code Extensions	`/vscode/{repo}`	Visual Studio Code extensions (.vsix)
JetBrains Plugins	`/jetbrains/{repo}`	IntelliJ IDEA and other JetBrains IDE plugins
CocoaPods	`/cocoapods/{repo}`	iOS and macOS dependency manager
Swift	`/swift/{repo}`	Swift Package Manager packages
Chef	`/chef/{repo}`	Chef cookbooks and recipes
Puppet	`/puppet/{repo}`	Puppet modules

Example Usage

Generic (upload any file):

curl -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --data-binary @myfile.zip \
  https://artifacts.example.com/generic/my-repo/myfile.zip

Git LFS (.lfsconfig):

[lfs]
url = https://artifacts.example.com/lfs/my-repo

CocoaPods (Podfile):

source 'https://artifacts.example.com/cocoapods/my-repo'

pod 'MyFramework', '~> 1.0'

Format Support Status

All formats listed above are fully supported and production-ready. Each format:

Works with native package managers and clients
Supports authentication via API tokens
Includes metadata indexing and search
Can be scanned for vulnerabilities (where applicable)
Has no storage or feature limitations

Feature Matrix

Feature	All Formats
Upload/Download	✓
Versioning	✓
Metadata Storage	✓
Full-Text Search	✓
Access Control (RBAC)	✓
Vulnerability Scanning	✓ (containers, language packages)
Replication	✓
Virtual Repositories	✓
Retention Policies	✓
Webhooks	✓

Adding Custom Formats

While Artifact Keeper supports 30+ formats out of the box, you can extend it with custom formats using:

Generic repositories: Store any file type with custom metadata
WASM plugins: Implement custom repository protocols
REST API: Build custom upload/download workflows

See the Plugins documentation for details on extending format support.

Migration Support

All package formats can be migrated from Artifactory using the built-in migration API. See Migrate from Artifactory for details.

Next Steps

Quickstart Guide - Create your first repository
Configuration Reference - Configure repository settings
Migration Guide - Migrate existing artifacts