Where Is Maven Local Repository?

Posted on January 23, 2009 ,     Last modified : December 13, 2012

By mkyong

The maven local repository is a local folder that is used to store all your project’s dependencies (plugin jars and other files which are downloaded by Maven). In simple, when you build a Maven project, all dependency files will be stored in your Maven local repository.

By default, Maven local repository is default to .m2 folder :

1. Unix/Mac OS X – ~/.m2
2. Windows – C:\Documents and Settings\{your-username}\.m2

1. Update Maven Local Repository

Normally, I will change the default local repository folder from default .m2 to another more meaningful name, for example,maven-repo.

Find {M2_HOME}\conf\setting.xml, update localRepository to something else.

{M2_HOME}\conf\setting.xml

  
 
D:/maven_repo

2. Saved it

Done, your new Maven local repository is now changed to D:/maven_repo.

See figure :

References

1. Introduction to Repositories