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title: Concepts
description: Learn how Artifacts works and how to use it effectively.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/dev-products-preview.png
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# Concepts

Use these concepts to understand namespaces, repositories, versioning behavior, and the operating model for Artifacts.

* [ How Artifacts works ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/artifacts/concepts/how-artifacts-works/)
* [ Namespaces ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/artifacts/concepts/namespaces/)
* [ Repositories ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/artifacts/concepts/repositories/)
* [ Best practices for Artifacts ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/artifacts/concepts/best-practices/)

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