How to configure Maven to use proxy to connect to the network

Background

This article demonstrates how configure Apache Maven to use proxy to connect to the network.

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Software Environment

Windows 7 Professional SP1
Apache Maven 3.1.1
Java 1.7 (1.7.0_67 – Windows x86)

Modify conf/settings.xml

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Download the Apache Maven from http://maven.apache.org/
Extract the zip file to some directory
Navigate to conf directory and open settings.xml

Modify the proxies tag

Add the <proxy></proxy> tags within <proxies></proxies>. Below is a sample set up for <proxy>.

    <proxy>
      <id>myproxy</id>
      <active>true</active>
      <protocol>http</protocol>
      <username>turreta</username>
      <password>this-is-a-very_l0ng_pAssword!</password>
      <host>globalproxy.acme.com</host>
      <port>8080</port>
      <nonProxyHosts>www.google.com|*.somewhere.com</nonProxyHosts>
    </proxy>

<proxy>

<id>myproxy</id>

<username>turreta</username>

<password>this-is-a-very_l0ng_pAssword!</password>

<host>globalproxy.acme.com</host>

<nonProxyHosts>www.google.com|*.somewhere.com</nonProxyHosts>

</proxy>

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