Step 1: Download JFrog Artifactory Docker image

There are different editions of JFrog Artifactory available, check the Comparison Matrix. If you’re not sure, install the OSS (Open Source Software) version. For more features, you can consider the Pro.

Pull the latest Docker image of JFrog Artifactory.

docker pull docker.bintray.io/jfrog/artifactory-oss:latest
docker pull docker.bintray.io/jfrog/artifactory-cpp-ce

Confirm Docker images:

$ docker images
REPOSITORY                                   TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
docker.bintray.io/jfrog/artifactory-cpp-ce   latest              24d943a892ac        43 hours ago        582MB
docker.bintray.io/jfrog/artifactory-oss      latest              58d49856785f        43 hours ago        582MB

Step 2: Create Data Directory

Create data directory on host system to ensure data used on container is persistent.

sudo mkdir -p /jfrog/artifactory
sudo chown -R 1030 /jfrog/

Step 3: Start JFrog Artifactory container

To start an Artifactory container, use the command:

docker run --name artifactory -d \
  -p 8081:8081 \
  -p 8082:8082 \
  -v /jfrog/artifactory:/var/opt/jfrog/artifactory \
  docker.bintray.io/jfrog/artifactory-oss:latest

Check container status:

$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                                            COMMAND                  CREATED         STATUS         PORTS                                                           NAMES
1ca55e851bd3   docker.bintray.io/jfrog/artifactory-oss:latest   "/entrypoint-artifac…"   4 seconds ago   Up 2 seconds   0.0.0.0:8081-8082->8081-8082/tcp, :::8081-8082->8081-8082/tcp   artifactory
ubuntu@lorna-ubuntu20:~$ docker ps

You can pass Java system properties to the JVM running Artifactory using EXTRA_JAVA_OPTIONS. Check more on Docker setup link. See example below.

docker run --name artifactory -d \
  -p 8081:8081 \
  -p 8082:8082 \
  -v /jfrog/artifactory:/var/opt/jfrog/artifactory \
  -e EXTRA_JAVA_OPTIONS='-Xms512m -Xmx2g -Xss256k -XX:+UseG1GC' \
  docker.bintray.io/jfrog/artifactory-pro:latest

Step 4: Running JFrog Artifactory container with Systemd

Systemd is the default init system for Ubuntu20.04|18.04|16.04. We can use it to manage JFrog Artifactory container.

Create Artifactory service unit file.

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/artifactory.service
Add:
[Unit]
Description=Setup Systemd script for Artifactory Container
After=network.target
[Service]
Restart=always
ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/docker kill artifactory
ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/docker rm artifactory
ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker run --name artifactory -p 8081:8081 -p 8082:8082 \
  -v /jfrog/artifactory:/var/opt/jfrog/artifactory \
  docker.bintray.io/jfrog/artifactory-oss:latest
ExecStop=-/usr/bin/docker kill artifactory
ExecStop=-/usr/bin/docker rm artifactory
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Reload systemd.
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Then start Artifactory container with systemd.
sudo systemctl start artifactory
Enable it to start at system boot.
sudo systemctl enable artifactory
Status can be checked with:
sudo systemctl status artifactory
Sample output:
artifactory service status docker
Also check service binding with:
$ ss -tunelp | grep 8081
 tcp    LISTEN   0        128                     *:8081                *:*       users:(("docker-proxy",pid=2820,fd=4)) ino:117162 sk:b v6only:0 <->

Step 5: Access Artifactory Web Interface

Artifactory can be accessed using the following URL:

http://SERVERIP_OR_DOMAIN:8081/artifactory You should see Artifactory welcome page.

welcome to artifactory Follow setup instructions that follows.

Artifactory create repositories Artifactory finish installation Once you complete JFrog Artifactory on Ubuntu 18.04, you should get to Administration dashboard.

Artifactory complete installation Step 7: Configure Nginx reverse proxy (Optional) If you want to use Nginx as Proxy with SSL, check out the guide below:

Configure JFrog Artifactory behind Nginx reverse proxy and Let’s Encrypt SSL

Conclusion JFrog Artifactory is a Universal Repository Manager supporting all major packaging formats, build tools and CI servers. Visit the Artifactory Documentation for more features and usage guides.