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Create a Droplet

Create a Droplet with the appropriate resources. For this guide, we will use a recommended configuration with Docker pre-installed.
Read our Resourcing guide for more details.
  • Give your Droplet a descriptive name like Nexus-prod
  • Select a region close to your users
  • Select the Docker image from the Marketplace tab
  • Choose a Droplet size with at least 4 vCPUs and 16GB RAM
  • Configure storage following the Resourcing Guide
  • Add your SSH key for secure access
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Create the Droplet

Click Create Droplet and then view your Droplet details.
Save the Public IP address of the Droplet!
Digital Ocean Public IP Address
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Point domain to the instance

If you don’t have a domain, buy one from a DNS provider like GoDaddy or just skip HTTPS for now.
To point our domain to the new instance, we need to add an A and CNAME record to our DNS provider.The A record should be the subdomain that you would like to use for the Nexus instance like prod.The CNAME record should be the same name with the www. in front resulting in www.prod pointing to the full domain like prod.Nexus.app.DNS A Record ConfigurationDNS CNAME Record Configuration
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Install Nexus requirements

Since we selected the Docker Marketplace image, Docker and Docker Compose are already installed.We just need to install git:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y git

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Next Steps

Configure Authentication

Set up authentication for your Nexus deployment with OAuth, OIDC, or SAML.

More Nexus Configuration Options

Learn about all available configuration options for your Nexus deployment.