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Maven packages in the Package Repository (FREE)
Moved from GitLab Premium to GitLab Free in 13.3.
Publish Maven artifacts in your project's Package Registry. Then, install the packages whenever you need to use them as a dependency.
For documentation of the specific API endpoints that the Maven package manager client uses, see the Maven API documentation.
Build a Maven package
This section explains how to install Maven and build a package.
If you already use Maven and know how to build your own packages, go to the next section.
Maven repositories work well with Gradle, too. To set up a Gradle project, see get started with Gradle.
Install Maven
The required minimum versions are:
- Java 11.0.5+
- Maven 3.6+
Follow the instructions at maven.apache.org to download and install Maven for your local development environment. After installation is complete, verify you can use Maven in your terminal by running:
mvn --version
The output should be similar to:
Apache Maven 3.6.1 (d66c9c0b3152b2e69ee9bac180bb8fcc8e6af555; 2019-04-04T20:00:29+01:00)
Maven home: /Users/<your_user>/apache-maven-3.6.1
Java version: 12.0.2, vendor: Oracle Corporation, runtime: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-12.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home
Default locale: en_GB, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.15.2", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"
Create a project
Follow these steps to create a Maven project that can be published to the GitLab Package Registry.
-
Open your terminal and create a directory to store the project.
-
From the new directory, run this Maven command to initialize a new package:
mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.mycompany.mydepartment -DartifactId=my-project -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -DinteractiveMode=false
The arguments are:
DgroupId
: A unique string that identifies your package. Follow the Maven naming conventions.DartifactId
: The name of theJAR
, appended to the end of theDgroupId
.DarchetypeArtifactId
: The archetype used to create the initial structure of the project.DinteractiveMode
: Create the project using batch mode (optional).
This message indicates that the project was set up successfully:
...
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 3.429 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2020-01-28T11:47:04Z
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
In the folder where you ran the command, a new directory should be displayed.
The directory name should match the DartifactId
parameter, which in this case,
is my-project
.
Build a Java project with Gradle
This section explains how to install Gradle and initialize a Java project.
If you already use Gradle and know how to build your own packages, go to the next section.
Install Gradle
If you want to create a new Gradle project, you must install Gradle. Follow instructions at gradle.org to download and install Gradle for your local development environment.
In your terminal, verify you can use Gradle by running:
gradle -version
To use an existing Gradle project, in the project directory,
on Linux execute gradlew
, or on Windows execute gradlew.bat
.
The output should be similar to:
------------------------------------------------------------
Gradle 6.0.1
------------------------------------------------------------
Build time: 2019-11-18 20:25:01 UTC
Revision: fad121066a68c4701acd362daf4287a7c309a0f5
Kotlin: 1.3.50
Groovy: 2.5.8
Ant: Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.7 compiled on September 1 2019
JVM: 11.0.5 (Oracle Corporation 11.0.5+10)
OS: Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Create a Java project
Follow these steps to create a Maven project that can be published to the GitLab Package Registry.
-
Open your terminal and create a directory to store the project.
-
From this new directory, run this Maven command to initialize a new package:
gradle init
The output should be:
Select type of project to generate: 1: basic 2: application 3: library 4: Gradle plugin Enter selection (default: basic) [1..4]
-
Enter
3
to create a new Library project. The output should be:Select implementation language: 1: C++ 2: Groovy 3: Java 4: Kotlin 5: Scala 6: Swift
-
Enter
3
to create a new Java Library project. The output should be:Select build script DSL: 1: Groovy 2: Kotlin Enter selection (default: Groovy) [1..2]
-
Enter
1
to create a new Java Library project that is described in Groovy DSL, or2
to create one that is described in Kotlin DSL. The output should be:Select test framework: 1: JUnit 4 2: TestNG 3: Spock 4: JUnit Jupiter
-
Enter
1
to initialize the project with JUnit 4 testing libraries. The output should be:Project name (default: test):
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Enter a project name or press Enter to use the directory name as project name.
Authenticate to the Package Registry with Maven
To authenticate to the Package Registry, you need one of the following:
- A personal access token with the scope set to
api
. - A deploy token with the scope set to
read_package_registry
,write_package_registry
, or both. - A CI_JOB_TOKEN.
Authenticate with a personal access token in Maven
To use a personal access token, add this section to your
settings.xml
file.
The name
must be Private-Token
.
<settings>
<servers>
<server>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<configuration>
<httpHeaders>
<property>
<name>Private-Token</name>
<value>REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN</value>
</property>
</httpHeaders>
</configuration>
</server>
</servers>
</settings>
Authenticate with a deploy token in Maven
- Introduced deploy token authentication in GitLab 13.0.
- Moved from GitLab Premium to GitLab Free in 13.3.
To use a deploy token, add this section to your
settings.xml
file.
The name
must be Deploy-Token
.
<settings>
<servers>
<server>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<configuration>
<httpHeaders>
<property>
<name>Deploy-Token</name>
<value>REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_DEPLOY_TOKEN</value>
</property>
</httpHeaders>
</configuration>
</server>
</servers>
</settings>
Authenticate with a CI job token in Maven
To authenticate with a CI job token, add this section to your
settings.xml
file.
The name
must be Job-Token
.
<settings>
<servers>
<server>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<configuration>
<httpHeaders>
<property>
<name>Job-Token</name>
<value>${CI_JOB_TOKEN}</value>
</property>
</httpHeaders>
</configuration>
</server>
</servers>
</settings>
Read more about how to create Maven packages using GitLab CI/CD.
Authenticate to the Package Registry with Gradle
To authenticate to the Package Registry, you need either a personal access token or deploy token.
- If you use a personal access token, set the scope to
api
. - If you use a deploy token, set the scope to
read_package_registry
,write_package_registry
, or both.
Authenticate with a personal access token in Gradle
In your GRADLE_USER_HOME
directory,
create a file gradle.properties
with the following content:
gitLabPrivateToken=REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN
Add a repositories
section to your
build.gradle
file:
repositories {
maven {
url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/<group>/-/packages/maven"
name "GitLab"
credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials) {
name = 'Private-Token'
value = gitLabPrivateToken
}
authentication {
header(HttpHeaderAuthentication)
}
}
}
Or add it to your build.gradle.kts
file if you are using Kotlin DSL:
repositories {
maven {
url = uri("https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/<group>/-/packages/maven")
name = "GitLab"
credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials::class) {
name = "Private-Token"
value = findProperty("gitLabPrivateToken") as String?
}
authentication {
create("header", HttpHeaderAuthentication::class)
}
}
}
Authenticate with a deploy token in Gradle
To authenticate with a deploy token, add a repositories
section to your
build.gradle
file:
repositories {
maven {
url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/<group>/-/packages/maven"
name "GitLab"
credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials) {
name = 'Deploy-Token'
value = '<deploy-token>'
}
authentication {
header(HttpHeaderAuthentication)
}
}
}
Or add it to your build.gradle.kts
file if you are using Kotlin DSL:
repositories {
maven {
url = uri("https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/<group>/-/packages/maven")
name = "GitLab"
credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials::class) {
name = "Deploy-Token"
value = "<deploy-token>"
}
authentication {
create("header", HttpHeaderAuthentication::class)
}
}
}
Authenticate with a CI job token in Gradle
To authenticate with a CI job token, add a repositories
section to your
build.gradle
file:
repositories {
maven {
url "${CI_API_V4_URL}/groups/<group>/-/packages/maven"
name "GitLab"
credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials) {
name = 'Job-Token'
value = System.getenv("CI_JOB_TOKEN")
}
authentication {
header(HttpHeaderAuthentication)
}
}
}
Or add it to your build.gradle.kts
file if you are using Kotlin DSL:
repositories {
maven {
url = uri("$CI_API_V4_URL/groups/<group>/-/packages/maven")
name = "GitLab"
credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials::class) {
name = "Job-Token"
value = System.getenv("CI_JOB_TOKEN")
}
authentication {
create("header", HttpHeaderAuthentication::class)
}
}
}
Use the GitLab endpoint for Maven packages
To use the GitLab endpoint for Maven packages, choose an option:
- Project-level: To publish Maven packages to a project, use a project-level endpoint. To install Maven packages, use a project-level endpoint when you have few Maven packages and they are not in the same GitLab group.
- Group-level: Use a group-level endpoint when you want to install packages from many different projects in the same GitLab group.
- Instance-level: Use an instance-level endpoint when you want to install many packages from different GitLab groups or in their own namespace.
The option you choose determines the settings you add to your pom.xml
file.
In all cases, to publish a package, you need:
- A project-specific URL in the
distributionManagement
section. - A
repository
anddistributionManagement
section.
Project-level Maven endpoint
The relevant repository
section of your pom.xml
in Maven should look like this:
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<url>https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<distributionManagement>
<repository>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<url>https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven</url>
</repository>
<snapshotRepository>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<url>https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven</url>
</snapshotRepository>
</distributionManagement>
The corresponding section in Gradle Groovy DSL would be:
repositories {
maven {
url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven"
name "GitLab"
}
}
In Kotlin DSL:
repositories {
maven {
url = uri("https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven")
name = "GitLab"
}
}
- The
id
is what you defined insettings.xml
. - The
PROJECT_ID
is your project ID, which you can view on your project's home page. - Replace
gitlab.example.com
with your domain name. - For retrieving artifacts, use either the
URL-encoded path of the project
(like
group%2Fproject
) or the project's ID (like42
). However, only the project's ID can be used for publishing.
Group-level Maven endpoint
Moved from GitLab Premium to GitLab Free in 13.3.
If you rely on many packages, it might be inefficient to include the repository
section
with a unique URL for each package. Instead, you can use the group-level endpoint for
all the Maven packages stored within one GitLab group. Only packages you have access to
are available for download.
The group-level endpoint works with any package names, so you have more flexibility in naming, compared to the instance-level endpoint. However, GitLab does not guarantee the uniqueness of package names within the group. You can have two projects with the same package name and package version. As a result, GitLab serves whichever one is more recent.
This example shows the relevant repository
section of your pom.xml
file.
You still need a project-specific URL for publishing a package in
the distributionManagement
section:
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<url>https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/GROUP_ID/-/packages/maven</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<distributionManagement>
<repository>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<url>https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven</url>
</repository>
<snapshotRepository>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<url>https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven</url>
</snapshotRepository>
</distributionManagement>
For Gradle, the corresponding repositories
section in Groovy DSL would look like:
repositories {
maven {
url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/GROUP_ID/-/packages/maven"
name "GitLab"
}
}
In Kotlin DSL:
repositories {
maven {
url = uri("https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/GROUP_ID/-/packages/maven")
name = "GitLab"
}
}
- For the
id
, use what you defined insettings.xml
. - For
GROUP_ID
, use your group ID, which you can view on your group's home page. - For
PROJECT_ID
, use your project ID, which you can view on your project's home page. - Replace
gitlab.example.com
with your domain name. - For retrieving artifacts, use either the
URL-encoded path of the group
(like
group%2Fsubgroup
) or the group's ID (like12
).
Instance-level Maven endpoint
Moved from GitLab Premium to GitLab Free in 13.3.
If you rely on many packages, it might be inefficient to include the repository
section
with a unique URL for each package. Instead, you can use the instance-level endpoint for
all Maven packages stored in GitLab. All packages you have access to are available
for download.
Only packages that have the same path as the project are exposed by the instance-level endpoint.
Project | Package | Instance-level endpoint available |
---|---|---|
foo/bar |
foo/bar/1.0-SNAPSHOT |
Yes |
gitlab-org/gitlab |
foo/bar/1.0-SNAPSHOT |
No |
gitlab-org/gitlab |
gitlab-org/gitlab/1.0-SNAPSHOT |
Yes |
This example shows how relevant repository
section of your pom.xml
.
You still need a project-specific URL in the distributionManagement
section.
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<url>https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/packages/maven</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<distributionManagement>
<repository>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<url>https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven</url>
</repository>
<snapshotRepository>
<id>gitlab-maven</id>
<url>https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven</url>
</snapshotRepository>
</distributionManagement>
The corresponding repositories section in Gradle Groovy DSL would look like:
repositories {
maven {
url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/packages/maven"
name "GitLab"
}
}
In Kotlin DSL:
repositories {
maven {
url = uri("https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/packages/maven")
name = "GitLab"
}
}
- The
id
is what you defined insettings.xml
. - The
PROJECT_ID
is your project ID, which you can view on your project's home page. - Replace
gitlab.example.com
with your domain name. - For retrieving artifacts, use either the
URL-encoded path of the project
(like
group%2Fproject
) or the project's ID (like42
). However, only the project's ID can be used for publishing.
Publish a package
After you have set up the remote and authentication and configured your project, publish a Maven package to your project.
Publish by using Maven
To publish a package by using Maven:
mvn deploy
If the deploy is successful, the build success message should be displayed:
...
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
...
The message should also show that the package was published to the correct location:
Uploading to gitlab-maven: https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven/com/mycompany/mydepartment/my-project/1.0-SNAPSHOT/my-project-1.0-20200128.120857-1.jar
Publish by using Gradle
To publish a package by using Gradle:
-
Add the Gradle plugin
maven-publish
to the plugins section:In Groovy DSL:
plugins { id 'java' id 'maven-publish' }
In Kotlin DSL:
plugins { java `maven-publish` }
-
Add a
publishing
section:In Groovy DSL:
publishing { publications { library(MavenPublication) { from components.java } } repositories { maven { url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<PROJECT_ID>/packages/maven" credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials) { name = "Private-Token" value = gitLabPrivateToken // the variable resides in $GRADLE_USER_HOME/gradle.properties } authentication { header(HttpHeaderAuthentication) } } } }
In Kotlin DSL:
publishing { publications { create<MavenPublication>("library") { from(components["java"]) } } repositories { maven { url = uri("https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<PROJECT_ID>/packages/maven") credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials::class) { name = "Private-Token" value = findProperty("gitLabPrivateToken") as String? // the variable resides in $GRADLE_USER_HOME/gradle.properties } authentication { create("header", HttpHeaderAuthentication::class) } } } }
-
Replace
PROJECT_ID
with your project ID, which can be found on your project's home page. -
Run the publish task:
gradle publish
Now navigate to your project's Packages and registries page and view the published artifacts.
Publishing a package with the same name or version
When you publish a package with the same name and version as an existing package, the new package files are added to the existing package. You can still use the UI or API to access and view the existing package's older files.
To delete these older package versions, consider using the Packages API or the UI.
Do not allow duplicate Maven packages
- Introduced in GitLab 13.9.
- Required permissions changed from developer to maintainer in GitLab 15.0.
To prevent users from publishing duplicate Maven packages, you can use the GraphQl API or the UI.
In the UI:
- For your group, go to Settings > Packages and registries.
- Expand the Package Registry section.
- Turn on the Reject duplicates toggle.
- Optional. To allow some duplicate packages, in the Exceptions box, enter a regex pattern that matches the names and/or versions of packages you want to allow.
Your changes are automatically saved.
Install a package
To install a package from the GitLab Package Registry, you must configure the remote and authenticate. When this is completed, you can install a package from a project, group, or namespace.
If multiple packages have the same name and version, when you install a package, the most recently-published package is retrieved.
Use Maven with mvn install
To install a package by using mvn install
:
-
Add the dependency manually to your project
pom.xml
file. To add the example created earlier, the XML would be:<dependency> <groupId>com.mycompany.mydepartment</groupId> <artifactId>my-project</artifactId> <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version> </dependency>
-
In your project, run the following:
mvn install
The message should show that the package is downloading from the Package Registry:
Downloading from gitlab-maven: http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven/com/mycompany/mydepartment/my-project/1.0-SNAPSHOT/my-project-1.0-20200128.120857-1.pom
Use Maven with mvn dependency:get
You can install packages by using the Maven dependency:get
command directly.
-
In your project directory, run:
mvn dependency:get -Dartifact=com.nickkipling.app:nick-test-app:1.1-SNAPSHOT -DremoteRepositories=gitlab-maven::::<gitlab endpoint url> -s <path to settings.xml>
<gitlab endpoint url>
is the URL of the GitLab endpoint.<path to settings.xml>
is the path to thesettings.xml
file that contains the authentication details.
NOTE:
The repository IDs in the command(gitlab-maven
) and the settings.xml
file must match.
The message should show that the package is downloading from the Package Registry:
Downloading from gitlab-maven: http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/PROJECT_ID/packages/maven/com/mycompany/mydepartment/my-project/1.0-SNAPSHOT/my-project-1.0-20200128.120857-1.pom
NOTE: In the GitLab UI, on the Package Registry page for Maven, you can view and copy these commands.
Use Gradle
Add a dependency to build.gradle
in the dependencies section:
dependencies {
implementation 'com.mycompany.mydepartment:my-project:1.0-SNAPSHOT'
}
Or to build.gradle.kts
if you are using Kotlin DSL:
dependencies {
implementation("com.mycompany.mydepartment:my-project:1.0-SNAPSHOT")
}
Request forwarding to Maven Central
Introduced behind a feature flag, disabled by default in GitLab 15.4
FLAG:
On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available, ask an administrator to enable the feature flag named maven_central_request_forwarding
.
On GitLab.com, this feature is not available.
When a Maven package is not found in the Package Registry, the request is forwarded to Maven Central.
When the feature flag is enabled, administrators can disable this behavior in the Continuous Integration settings.
There are many ways to configure your Maven project so that it will request packages in Maven Central from GitLab. Maven repositories are queried in a specific order. By default, maven-central is usually checked first through the Super POM, so GitLab needs to be configured to be queried before maven-central.
Using GitLab as a mirror of the central proxy is one way to force GitLab to be queried in place of maven-central.
Maven forwarding is restricted to only the project level and group level endpoints. The instance level endpoint has naming restrictions that prevent it from being used for packages that don't follow that convention and also introduces too much security risk for supply-chain style attacks.
Setting GitLab as a mirror for the central proxy
To ensure all package requests are sent to GitLab instead of Maven Central,
you can override Maven Central as the central repository by adding a <mirror>
section to your settings.xml
:
<settings>
<servers>
<server>
<id>central-proxy</id>
<configuration>
<httpHeaders>
<property>
<name>Private-Token</name>
<value>{personal_access_token}</value>
</property>
</httpHeaders>
</configuration>
</server>
</servers>
<mirrors>
<mirror>
<id>central-proxy</id>
<name>GitLab proxy of central repo</name>
<url>https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/{project_id}/packages/maven</url>
<mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf>
</mirror>
</mirrors>
</settings>
Remove a package
For your project, go to Packages and registries > Package Registry.
To remove a package, select the red trash icon or, from the package details, the Delete button.
Create Maven packages with GitLab CI/CD
After you have configured your repository to use the Package Repository for Maven, you can configure GitLab CI/CD to build new packages automatically.
Create Maven packages with GitLab CI/CD by using Maven
You can create a new package each time the main
branch is updated.
-
Create a
ci_settings.xml
file that serves as Maven'ssettings.xml
file. -
Add the
server
section with the same ID you defined in yourpom.xml
file. For example, usegitlab-maven
as the ID:<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.1.0.xsd"> <servers> <server> <id>gitlab-maven</id> <configuration> <httpHeaders> <property> <name>Job-Token</name> <value>${CI_JOB_TOKEN}</value> </property> </httpHeaders> </configuration> </server> </servers> </settings>
-
Make sure your
pom.xml
file includes the following. You can either let Maven use the predefined CI/CD variables, as shown in this example, or you can hard code your server's hostname and project's ID.<repositories> <repository> <id>gitlab-maven</id> <url>${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url> </repository> </repositories> <distributionManagement> <repository> <id>gitlab-maven</id> <url>${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url> </repository> <snapshotRepository> <id>gitlab-maven</id> <url>${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url> </snapshotRepository> </distributionManagement>
-
Add a
deploy
job to your.gitlab-ci.yml
file:deploy: image: maven:3.6-jdk-11 script: - 'mvn deploy -s ci_settings.xml' only: - main
-
Push those files to your repository.
The next time the deploy
job runs, it copies ci_settings.xml
to the
user's home location. In this example:
- The user is
root
, because the job runs in a Docker container. - Maven uses the configured CI/CD variables.
Create Maven packages with GitLab CI/CD by using Gradle
You can create a package each time the main
branch
is updated.
-
Authenticate with a CI job token in Gradle.
-
Add a
deploy
job to your.gitlab-ci.yml
file:deploy: image: gradle:6.5-jdk11 script: - 'gradle publish' only: - main
-
Commit files to your repository.
When the pipeline is successful, the package is created.
Version validation
The version string is validated by using the following regex.
\A(?!.*\.\.)[\w+.-]+\z
You can play around with the regex and try your version strings on this regular expression editor.
Troubleshooting
To improve performance, Maven caches files related to a package. If you encounter issues, clear the cache with these commands:
rm -rf ~/.m2/repository
If you're using Gradle, run this command to clear the cache:
rm -rf ~/.gradle/caches # Or replace ~/.gradle with your custom GRADLE_USER_HOME
Review network trace logs
If you are having issues with the Maven Repository, you may want to review network trace logs.
For example, try to run mvn deploy
locally with a PAT token and use these options:
mvn deploy \
-Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient=trace \
-Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.wire=trace
WARNING: When you set these options, all network requests are logged and a large amount of output is generated.
Useful Maven command-line options
There are some Maven command-line options that you can use when performing tasks with GitLab CI/CD.
-
File transfer progress can make the CI logs hard to read. Option
-ntp,--no-transfer-progress
was added in 3.6.1. Alternatively, look at-B,--batch-mode
or lower level logging changes. -
Specify where to find the
pom.xml
file (-f,--file
):package: script: - 'mvn --no-transfer-progress -f helloworld/pom.xml package'
-
Specify where to find the user settings (
-s,--settings
) instead of the default location. There's also a-gs,--global-settings
option:package: script: - 'mvn -s settings/ci.xml package'
Verify your Maven settings
If you encounter issues within CI/CD that relate to the settings.xml
file, try adding
an additional script task or job to verify the effective settings.
The help plugin can also provide system properties, including environment variables:
mvn-settings:
script:
- 'mvn help:effective-settings'
package:
script:
- 'mvn help:system'
- 'mvn package'
Supported CLI commands
The GitLab Maven repository supports the following Maven CLI commands:
mvn deploy
: Publish your package to the Package Registry.mvn install
: Install packages specified in your Maven project.mvn dependency:get
: Install a specific package.