# Does Nexus Support Ant + Ivy Builds? Yes It Does

**June 20, 2012**  
By [Tim OBrien](/content/blog/author/tim-obrien/index.html)

1 minute read time

Java developers adapting an existing Ant build to [dependency](/content/resources/articles/what-are-software-dependencies/index.html) management often turn to Ivy. Here's an evaluation guide for Nexus Professional (now known as [Sonatype Nexus Repository](/content/products/sonatype-nexus-repository/index.html)) using two, very simple Ant+Ivy projects. If you are evaluating Nexus Professional, or if you are just looking for some sample projects that configure an Ant + Ivy build to use a repository take a look at this guide.

These two projects have build.xml, ivy.xml, and ivysettings.xml files that demonstrate the simplest case of configuring an Ivy build to:

- Download dependencies from a Nexus Repository Group with Ivy.
- Deploy an Artifact to a Nexus Snapshot Repository from Ivy.
- Staging an Artifact to a Nexus Staging Repository from Ivy.

Written by **Tim OBrien**

Tim is a Software Architect with experience in all aspects of software development from project inception to developing scaleable production architectures for large-scale systems during critical, high-risk events such as Black Friday. He has helped many organizations ranging from small startups to Fortune 100 companies take a more strategic approach to adopting and evaluating technology and managing the risks associated with change.