# Copying the central repository

**URL:** <https://community.sonatype.com/t/copying-the-central-repository/4714>\
**Category:** Sonatype Nexus Repository\
**Created:** [August 4, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/copying-the-central-repository/4714 "2020-08-04T13:46:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![gruzdevit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@gruzdevit](https://community.sonatype.com/u/gruzdevit)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/copying-the-central-repository/4714/1 "2020-08-04T13:46:21Z")

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Good afternoon, can you please tell me how can I copy an external repository to Nexus 3 OSS without connecting a proxy repository?