#17DELIVERYPACKAGE

Artifact Storage

Store and version artifacts

Medium

Overview

Central registry for storing versioned artifacts. Immutable, tagged, and accessible to deployment systems.

Why It Matters

Know what you shipped. Full audit trail. Roll back to any previous version.

The Risk

Without artifact storage, you lose deployment history. When rollback is needed, there's nothing to roll back to. Compliance audits can't verify what was deployed when.

Implementation Components

A complete implementation of this capability includes:

  • Central registry for artifacts (container images, packages)
  • Immutable storage - artifacts never change after push
  • Authentication and access control
  • Retention policies (keep N recent, or by age)
  • Registry backup and disaster recovery
  • Integration with deployment systems

Implementation Pattern

  1. 1Choose registry type
  2. 2Configure authentication
  3. 3Set retention policies
  4. 4Back up registry data

Tool Examples

These are examples, not endorsements. Choose what fits your context.