Setup Maven

Maven is a build automation tool used primarily for Java projects. This post help you setup maven on CentOS

1. Download and setup Maven

   su - root
   cd /opt
   wget http://mirrors.digipower.vn/apache/maven/maven-3/3.3.3/binaries/apache-maven-3.3.3-bin.tar.gz
   tar -xzf apache-maven-3.3.3-bin.tar.gz
   mv apache-maven-3.3.3 maven
   

2. Declare M2_HOME

   vi $HOME/.bash_profile

   # add following export command after line "export PATH"
   export M2_HOME=/opt/maven
   export PATH=$PATH:$M2_HOME/bin
   

3. Reload .bash_profile

   source $HOME/.bash_profile
   

4. Useful resources

   Snippet Maven

   Create Spring MVC Project by Maven Archetype

   Maven pom.xml Example