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Harbor vs Nexus Repository
Pick Harbor if you want the published Docker Hub stack (an Apache-2.0 CNCF image registry). Pick Nexus if you want that EPL-1.0 Maven/npm/generic artifact box.
Facts checked 27 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Harbor in the catalog Nexus Repository in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| Harbor | Nexus Repository | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache License 2.0 (catalog) source | EPL-1.0 (catalog) source |
| Language | Go (catalog) | Java (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 29,571 stars in the catalog source | 2,681 stars in the catalog source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/harbor-registry. Postgres, Redis, a blob volume. | Published as /stacks/nexus-artifacts. A Java box plus blobs. |
| Best for | The published Docker Hub replacement. | Maven/npm if the job was GitHub Packages or Artifactory. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Harbor is the published image lander — /stacks/harbor-registry. Nexus is the published artifact lander — /stacks/nexus-artifacts. Harbor is goharbor/harbor (Apache-2.0; 29,571 stars in the catalog). Nexus is sonatype/nexus-public (EPL-1.0; 2,681 stars in the catalog). Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- Is this Docker Desktop?
- Desktop and Scout stay behind. This pair is the registry.
- Where is Forgejo?
- Packages next to git — /best/git-hosting. Not this pair.
- Are these free?
- Harbor is Apache-2.0. Nexus public is EPL-1.0. You pay hosting.
- How do I deploy Harbor?
- Open /stacks/harbor-registry. Persist blobs. Push one image.
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