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On the remote server, log on as root and create a new user nexus.

adduser nexus
passwd nexus

Log on as that new user.

Download nexus.zip from http://www.sonatype.org/nexus/go. (Replace version number below with latest version)

wget www.sonatype.org/downloads/nexus-2.3.1-bundle.tar.gz
tar xzvf /tmp/nexus-2.3.1-bundle.tar.gz
ln -s nexus-2.3.1-01 nexus

Login as root
cd /etc/sysconfig
vi iptables

Add these 4 lines below the Port 22 line.

-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 8081 -j ACCEPT

Save and exit. Reload the Iptables.

iptables-restore < /etc/sysconfig/iptables

~/nexus/bin/nexus start

Log on as root, then follow the instructions at http://www.sonatype.com/books/nexus-book/reference/install-sect-service.html. The following are example values changed in /etc/init.d/nexus:

NEXUS_HOME="/home/nexus/nexus"
RUN_AS_USER=nexus
PIDDIR="/home/nexus/nexus"

Start the service now

service nexus start

Then check you can access Nexus from your browser at http://50.56.244.123:8081/nexus. If you encounter any problems, check the log file.

tail ~/nexus/logs/wrapper.log

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