Artifacts είναι τα αποτελέσματα της διαδικασίας build (compiled binaries, packages, Docker images) που αναπτύσσονται. Artifact management — η αποθήκευση, η versioning και η προώθηση αυτών των artifacts μέσα από μια registry/repository — είναι σημαντική για αξιόπιστες, ιχνηλατήσιμες αναπτύξεις.
Τι είναι artifacts
The BUILD produces ARTIFACTS — the deployable outputs:
→ Docker IMAGES, compiled binaries, JARs/WARs, npm packages, zip bundles, etc.
→ These are what actually get DEPLOYED (not the source code directly).
Artifact repositories/registries
Artifacts are stored in REPOSITORIES/REGISTRIES (versioned, central storage):
→ Container registries: Docker Hub, AWS ECR, GitHub/GitLab Container Registry
→ Package repositories: npm registry, Maven, PyPI, Artifactory, Nexus
→ The pipeline BUILDS an artifact, PUSHES it to the registry, and DEPLOYS from there.
