How to install maven on windows

Maven is a build and dependency management tool for Java based application development. Just like other Java based development tools, it is not installed as Windows service, rather it is configured using windows environment variables.

In this maven tutorial, I am installing maven on a Windows 7 32bit machine.

Windows environment variables location:
Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > System > Advanced system settings > Environment Variables

Follow the steps needed to install maven on windows operating system.

Step 1) Install JDK and Add ‘JAVA_HOME’ Environment Variable

To install java, download JDK installer and add/update the JAVA_HOME variable to JDK install folder.

Step 2) Download Maven and add ‘MAVEN_HOME’ and ‘M2_HOME’ Environment Variables

Maven can be downloaded from this location. I have extracted it in location – D:/Latest Setup/apache-maven-3.0.4. You can choose your own location.

Set the M2_HOME and MAVEN_HOME variable to maven installation folder.

Step 3) Include ‘maven/bin’ directory in ‘PATH’ variable

To run maven from command prompt, this is necessary. Update the PATH variable with 'Maven-installation/bin' directory.

Step 4) Verify maven in console

Maven installation is complete. Now lets test it from windows command prompt.

1. Go to start menu and type cmd in application location search box.
2. Press ENTER. A new command prompt will be opened.
3. Type mvn -version in command prompt and hit ENTER.

Console

$ mvn -version

This should show the version information of maven installed. If there is any error shown, cross-check all above steps.