Maven Environment Setup

Maven is a build automation tool used for Java projects and other project types like C#, Scala, and more. The Maven project is managed by the Apache Software Foundation. Maven manages the build automation and lifecycle of software applications and generates WAR, JAR, and other executable files. In this article, we will explain how to set up a Maven environment on a Windows system.

Key Features and Concepts of Maven:

• Build Automation:
  • Build Life cycle: Maven defines a life cycle for building projects, which includes phases like validate, compile, test, package, verify, install, and deploy. Each phase performs a specific task.
  • Plugins: Maven uses plugins to perform various tasks in the build lifecycle. For example, there are plugins for compiling code, running tests, packaging the project into a JAR file, and deploying the application.
• Convention over Configuration: It provides default configurations for projects and expects them to follow a standard directory structure.
• Dependency Management: Maven uses a central repository to store and retrieve libraries and plugins. It can also be configured to use local and remote repositories.
• Consistency and Standardization: Maven promotes consistency and standardization across projects, making it easier for developers to understand and manage builds.

Steps to Set Maven Environment

Setting up a Maven environment involves installing Maven and configuring it to work with your development environment.

Note: Maven requires java to run. Here we already Installed Java in our local system.

• Step 1: Download Maven from Official Website in the format of ZIP file.
• Step 2: Now extract the ZIP file in your local system.
  

Step 3: Now open the maven folder which is extracted.

D:\Test\apache-maven-3.8.8

Step 4: Now Navigate to inside the bin folder of Maven.

Step 5: Now copy the Folder path include bin like below mentioned.

D:\Test\apache-maven-3.8.8\bin

Step 6: Now open the Environment Variable Window in your local system.

Step 7:

• Now select Path option and click on edit button.
• Then a new window will open. In that window, click on new then one empty box is visible to you now paste the maven bin path in that and click on OK and Click on OK button.

Step 8:

• Now, open command prompt and type mvn -v.
• This command is used for know the current version of the maven used in local system.
• If maven set is success, then we will be able to see maven detail on the Command Prompt.