There are following ways to set a internet proxy in maven.
Method 1 – Command Line with mvn
Method 2 – Using MAVEN_OPTS set in system env or command line
# WINDOWS
set MAVEN_OPTS="-DproxySet=true -DproxyHost= -DproxyPort=3128 -DproxyUsername= -DproxyPassword="
# LINUX
export MAVEN_OPTS="-DproxySet=true -DproxyHost= -DproxyPort=3128 -DproxyUsername= -DproxyPassword="
Method 3 – Maven proxy settings – Eclipse
To use proxy settings in eclipse while using maven, follow these steps:
- Open your Eclipse and go to Window -> Preferences.
- Click on the Browse button of User Settings, and select the settings.xml.

Mehtod 4 – In Maven Configuration $HOME/.m2/settings.xml








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