Repositories include JetBrains Space Compose/dev mirror, causing 503 errors for transitive plugins (e.g., gradle-nexus/publish-plugin)

[markst]

Problem

Several settings.gradle.kts and build.gradle.kts files in this repository include:

maven("https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/public/p/compose/dev")

or

maven { url = uri("https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/public/p/compose/dev") }

This repository entry is intended for Compose Multiplatform artifacts, but causes problems when used as a generic repository — e.g., if a plugin such as io.github.gradle-nexus:publish-plugin is resolved via this mirror, it may return a 503 error rather than fetching from the correct source.

Example error:

• https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/public/p/compose/dev/io/github/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin/2.0.0/publish-plugin-2.0.0.pom returns HTTP 503

Affected files

• build.gradle.kts (root)
• settings.gradle.kts (root)
• samples/compose-resources-gallery/settings.gradle.kts
• samples/ios-cocoapods-static-framework/settings.gradle.kts

Solution

• Only add the JetBrains Space repo in places where Compose artifacts are strictly required.
• For plugins like gradle-nexus/publish-plugin, rely on gradlePluginPortal() or mavenCentral() instead.
• Remove the Space repo as a general-purpose repository to avoid interfering with dependency resolution for unrelated plugins and get rid of HTTP 503 errors.

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This report is based on real 503 responses encountered when building downstream projects that depend on moko-resources.

Thanks!

[markst]

I think the solution for us is to change the ordering:

    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
        google()
        gradlePluginPortal()

        maven("https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/public/p/compose/dev")
    }

unsure whether this has impact elsewhere

[Alex009]

hi. repositories list can't affect on downstream projects. each project have own repositories list.
so 503 response can affect only moko-resources project development.
in future updates we will remove this repo, as i see in https://kmp.jetbrains.com compose multiplatform don't need it already