Nx deprecates bucket plugins, shifts focus to self-hosted HTTP cache

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Nx has deprecated its proprietary bucket caching plugins as of May 2026, moving teams not using Nx Cloud to a self-hosted HTTP cache system introduced in version 20.8. This system requires setting two environment variables and running a server compliant with Nx's OpenAPI specification. Key changes include the local cache folder no longer providing hits between CI runs and the remote cache server connection failing the entire task if unreachable at startup. The update addresses a cache-poisoning vulnerability by enforcing read-only tokens and conflict responses on existing cache entries.

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