Maven - Environment Setup

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Maven is a Java based tool, so the very first requirement is to have JDK installed on your machine.

Step 1 - Setup Java Development Kit (JDK)

You can download the latest version of SDK from Oracle's Java site − Java SE Downloads. You will find instructions for installing JDK in downloaded files, follow the given instructions to install and configure the setup. Finally set PATH and JAVA_HOME environment variables to refer to the directory that contains java and javac, typically java_install_dir/bin and java_install_dir respectively.

If you are running Windows and have installed the JDK in C:\jdk-24, you would have to put the following line in your C:\autoexec.bat file.

 set PATH=C:\jdk-24;%PATH% set JAVA_HOME=C:\jdk-24 

Alternatively, on Windows NT/2000/XP, you will have to right-click on My Computer, select Properties → Advanced → Environment Variables. Then, you will have to update the PATH value and click the OK button.

On Unix (Solaris, Linux, etc.), if the SDK is installed in /usr/local/jdk-24 and you use the C shell, you will have to put the following into your .cshrc file.

 setenv PATH /usr/local/jdk-24/bin:$PATH setenv JAVA_HOME /usr/local/jdk-24 

Alternatively, if you use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) like Borland JBuilder, Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, or Sun ONE Studio, you will have to compile and run a simple program to confirm that the IDE knows where you have installed Java. Otherwise, you will have to carry out a proper setup as given in the document of the IDE.

Step 2 - Download Maven Archive

Download Maven 3.9.11 from https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi.

Step 3 - Extract the Maven Archive

Extract the archive, to the directory you wish to install Maven 3.9.11. The subdirectory apache-maven-3.9.11 will be created from the archive.

Step 4 - Set Maven Environment Variables

Add M2_HOME, M2, MAVEN_OPTS to environment variables.

Step 5 - Add Maven bin Directory Location to System Path

Now append M2 variable to System Path.

Step 6 - Verify Maven Installation

Now open console and execute the following mvn command.

Finally, verify the output of the above commands, which should be as follows −