Artefactos son los resultados del proceso de compilación (binarios compilados, paquetes, imágenes Docker) que se despliegan. Gestión de artefactos — almacenar, versionar y promover estos artefactos a través de un registro/repositorio — es importante para despliegues confiables y trazables.
Qué son los artefactos
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).
Repositorios/registros de artefactos
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.
