What is Artifactory?

Artifactory is a binary repository manager created by JFrog.

What can a binary repository manager be used for?

It allows to store binary data with version control. Such data are typically the result of a build process (e.g. compiled executables, or a Docker image), in which case they are also referred to as ‘artifacts’.

A binary repository manager is complementary to source code management tools such as Git, which are well suited for handling text files but not for binary data.