Artifact Repository

Architecture

Store and manage build artifacts with S3:

• S3 for artifact storage with versioning
• CodePipeline integration for CI/CD
• Lambda for deployment automation
• CloudWatch for monitoring and alerts

When to Use

This pattern is ideal when you need:

• Build artifact storage (JARs, WARs, binaries)
• Lambda deployment packages
• Terraform state files
• Docker image layers (with ECR)
• Configuration files and templates

Artifact Organization

artifacts/
  builds/
    {app-name}/
      {version}/
        artifact.zip
  deployments/
    {environment}/
      {timestamp}/
        package.zip
  configs/
    {environment}/
      settings.json

Common Integrations

• CodeBuild for build artifact uploads
• CodeDeploy for deployment package retrieval
• Lambda for function code storage
• Terraform for state backend

Considerations

• Enable versioning for rollback capability
• Use lifecycle rules to clean old artifacts
• Implement least-privilege access policies
• Consider encryption for sensitive artifacts
• Use pre-signed URLs for temporary access