{"id":50908,"date":"2025-07-27T08:42:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=50908"},"modified":"2026-02-21T07:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:42:51","slug":"jfrog-artifactory-terminology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/jfrog-artifactory-terminology\/","title":{"rendered":"JFrog Artifactory Terminology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Here\u2019s a comprehensive list of JFrog Artifactory Terminology<\/strong> that is commonly used across its documentation and platform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2705 Core Concepts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Artifact:<\/strong> Any binary file produced during build or development (e.g., .jar<\/code>, .war<\/code>, .apk<\/code>, .docker<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Repository:<\/strong> A storage location in Artifactory where artifacts are kept.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Package Type:<\/strong> Defines the technology the repository supports (e.g., Maven, npm, Docker, PyPI).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Build:<\/strong> A collection of artifacts and metadata generated by a CI\/CD process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Artifact Metadata:<\/strong> Additional information (version, build info, properties) attached to artifacts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    \u2705 Repository Types<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Local Repository:<\/strong> Hosts internally created artifacts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Remote Repository:<\/strong> Acts as a caching proxy for external repositories (e.g., Maven Central, npm registry).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Virtual Repository:<\/strong> Aggregates multiple local and remote repositories into a single endpoint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Federated Repository:<\/strong> Synchronizes repositories across multiple Artifactory instances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      \u2705 Repository Layout<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      • Repository Path:<\/strong> The full URL\/path to access artifacts within a repository.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Checksum:<\/strong> A hash value (SHA1, MD5) used to verify artifact integrity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Immutable Artifacts:<\/strong> Artifacts that cannot be overwritten once deployed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        \u2705 Access & Permissions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        • RBAC (Role-Based Access Control):<\/strong> System for controlling user permissions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Users & Groups:<\/strong> Entities with access to repositories based on roles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Access Token:<\/strong> Token-based authentication method for API and automation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          \u2705 Metadata & Querying<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          • Properties:<\/strong> Key-value metadata pairs attached to artifacts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • AQL (Artifactory Query Language):<\/strong> Query language for searching and automating tasks within Artifactory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Build Info:<\/strong> Metadata about builds (git commit, build number, environment).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            \u2705 Security & Compliance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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            • Xray:<\/strong> JFrog\u2019s security scanning tool for vulnerabilities and license compliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • SCA (Software Composition Analysis):<\/strong> Analyzing dependencies for security issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures):<\/strong> Database of known security vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              \u2705 Distribution<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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              • Replication:<\/strong> Syncing repositories across instances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Promotion:<\/strong> Moving artifacts from one repository (e.g., dev) to another (e.g., prod).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Distribution Repository:<\/strong> Repository used for distributing signed, immutable releases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                \u2705 CI\/CD Integration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                • Build Pipeline:<\/strong> Automated sequence of steps for building and deploying software.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • JFrog CLI:<\/strong> Command-line tool to automate interaction with Artifactory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • REST API:<\/strong> Provides programmatic access to Artifactory functions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                  \u2705 Storage & Infrastructure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                  • Filestore:<\/strong> The physical storage backend for artifacts (e.g., local disk, NFS, cloud object storage).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Checksum Storage:<\/strong> Deduplicates artifacts by storing only unique binaries identified by checksum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • HA (High Availability):<\/strong> Clustered Artifactory instances for redundancy and load balancing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                    \u2705 Advanced Concepts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                    • Edge Node:<\/strong> Remote Artifactory node for distributed teams\/sites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • CDN Distribution:<\/strong> Use of Content Delivery Network for artifact delivery at scale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Immutable Release Bundle:<\/strong> Signed, versioned artifact collection for distribution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                      Here\u2019s a comprehensive list of JFrog Artifactory Terminology that is commonly used across its documentation and platform: \u2705 Core Concepts \u2705 Repository Types \u2705 Repository Layout \u2705 Access & Permissions… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4879],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artifactory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50908"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59253,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50908\/revisions\/59253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}