Conan Repository — Exclusive
This proposal outlines a Repository Exclusivity feature for Conan, designed to address the challenges of managing multiple remotes and preventing unintentional "package leaks" between team-specific and company-wide repositories.
Real-World Use Case: Multi-Team Microservices
Consider a large fintech company with three teams: conan repository exclusive
True exclusivity isn't just about where the files live; it’s about the workflow. This proposal outlines a Repository Exclusivity feature for
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The most immediate driver for an exclusive repository is the protection of proprietary source code. In commercial environments, a significant portion of a product's value lies in algorithms, trade secrets, and internal frameworks that cannot be shared on public servers. An exclusive Conan repository allows an organization to package these internal libraries—whether a legacy math kernel, a custom logging service, or a domain-specific protocol handler—with the same ease as open-source dependencies. By marking these recipes and binaries as exclusive, the organization ensures that conan install commands retrieve only authorized assets from a private endpoint, never leaking sensitive logic into the public domain.
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