Artefact Storage in DeployHQ is used during your deployments to keep a manifest of your deployments. This extra step allows you to, later on, download a deployment manifest, which includes the exact files that were uploaded to your server. 

This deployment manifest offers many advantages, as you're able to have a "snapshot" of your deployment conveniently available to you for download down the line. This manifest includes:

* The files directly uploaded to your server from your repository
* Any [config files](https://www.deployhq.com/support/config-files) added to your project
* Files generated during the [build pipeline](https://www.deployhq.com/support/build-pipelines)

This manifest, does not include:

* Any files that have not been updated between commits, as they haven't been uploaded either
* [Excluded files](https://www.deployhq.com/support/excluded-files) added to the DeployHQ dashboard
* Excluded files through [.deployignore](https://www.deployhq.com/blog/excluding-files-with-deployignore)

If you wish to download a deployment manifest, you can do so by going into your deployment summary page. The download link is located in the deployment report section.

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