Artifacts build प्रक्रिया के outputs हैं (compiled binaries, packages, Docker images) जो deploy होते हैं। Artifact management — इन artifacts को एक registry/repository के माध्यम से store, version, और promote करना — विश्वसनीय, traceable deployments के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है।
artifacts क्या हैं
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.
