How to set up Maven in macOS

Maven is a build automation tool used to build and manage any Java project. Maven can also be used to build and manage projects written in C#, Ruby, Scala, and other languages. So, how do we set up maven?

Maven is a Java tool, so you have to set up Java in order to proceed.

Download Maven

Go to Maven downloads and download the Binary tar.gz archive file.

Extract the archive file into the desired folder.

$ mv apache-maven-3.6.3 /Users/rajesh

Set up Maven path

Open terminal and type below command to edit the bash_profile.

 $ cd ~ 
 $ open -e .bash_profile 

Add Maven path in bash_profile.

export M2_HOME=/Users/rajesh/apache-maven-3.6.3
export PATH=$M2_HOME/bin:$PATH

Save and close the bash_profile.

Type source .bash_profile to execute the bash_profile.

Verify Maven

Verify maven home is correctly set.

 $ echo $M2_HOME
 /Users/rajesh/apache-maven-3.6.3 

Verify the Maven version using the below command.

 $ mvn -version
 Apache Maven 3.6.3 (cecedd343002696d0abb50b32b541b8a6ba2883f)
 Maven home: /Users/rajesh/apache-maven-3.6.3
 Java version: 1.8.0_202, vendor: Oracle Corporation, runtime: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_202.jdk/Contents/Home/jre
 Default locale: en_IN, platform encoding: UTF-8
 OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.14.6", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac" 

And you’re done!