How to organize the storage of build artifacts in a system?

Storage of build artifacts is organized using specialized artifact repositories, which provide:

• Centralized storage — all artifacts are accessible from a single location.
• Versioning — the ability to store and use different versions of builds.
• Dependency management — automatic access to necessary libraries and components.
• Security and access control — managing permissions for artifacts.

Popular tools for artifact storage:

• Nexus Repository
• JFrog Artifactory
• GitHub Packages

The process typically looks like this:

1. After building, the CI/CD system publishes the artifact to the repository.
2. The artifact receives a unique identifier (e.g., groupId, artifactId, version).
3. Other projects or pipeline stages can download the required versions of artifacts from the repository.

This ensures build reproducibility, ease of distribution, and component integration.