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 installation folder.

Set_java_home_in_windows


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 the maven installation folder.

set_maven_home


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

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

set_maven_path_variable


Step 4) Verify maven in console

Maven installation is complete. Now, let's test it from windows command prompt.

  1. Go to start menu and type cmd in the 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

test_maven_cmd

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

In this tutorial, we learned how to install maven on windows.

Happy Learning !!