Local is the org local repo, where they publish their internal packages. The remote is the public repo in the Internet. In Java builds we usually had: bui

Local is the org local repo, where they publish their internal packages. The remote is the public repo in the Internet. In Java builds we usually had: build -> org local repo -> maven central So the local repo (be it Artifactory or Apache Archiva) works as a proxy. It dowloads the artifacts form internet if the artifact is not present locally. The build does not go directly to the maven central.