How to configure Maven setting.xml and pom.xml to access a Nexus private repository

Before you begin, you must have done the following:

• Requested and received confirmation that a private Nexus repository has been created.
  
  When you receive confirmaiton that the private repository has been created, you will given the following information:
  
  
  ${renderedContent}
  
  You will need the above information to configure your Maven project so that it can access the private repository.
  
  

These instuctions assume the following:

• The name of the Nexus Repository server is maven.mit.edu.  The actual server name may be different.
  
  

Configuring a Maven project to access a private repository requires setting up a name/password pair in the settings.xml file and associating the name/password with a specific repository which is defined in the project's pom.xml.

Items 1 and 2 below give the syntax of the entries for both the settings.xml and pom.xml files.  It is important to note the following:

1. The <id> element that is used in both the setting.xml (found in the <server> element) and the pom.xml (found in the <repository> element) is what associates the name/password pair with the private repository.  The <id> element in both places must be identical.  It can be anything you want it to be, the only restriction is that they must be identical.
   
   
2. In the settings.xml, the <password> element must be the Team list name that was given to you when you received your repository confirmation.  Refer to the PREREQUISITES section above.
   
   
3. In the settings.xml, the <username> element must be build#string.
   
   

The private repositories can be accessed by using either http or https.

For instructions on how the configure Maven for https, refer to:

Using https is highly recommended when using private repositories.

<servers>
    ...
    <server>
        <id>myPrivateRepo</id>
        <username>build#string</username>
        <password>myTeamListName</password>
    </server>
    ...
</servers>

where myTeamListName has the form dvtl<Team ID>.

Example: if your Team ID is uadev, then the <password> element would be <password>dvtluadev</password>.

• A private repository can be accessed directly by using the <repository> element below:
  
  

  <repositories>
      ...
      <repository>
          <id>myPrivateRepo</id>
          <name>This is my private repository</name>
          <url>https://maven.mit.edu/nexus/content/repositories/privateRepo</url>
      </repository>
      ...
  </repositories>
  

  note: In the above <url> tag, privateRepo must be replaced with the name of your private repository.
  
  
• If there is a private repository group, then the private repository group can be accessed by using the <repository> element below:
  
  

  <repositories>
      ...
      <repository>
          <id>myPrivateRepo</id>
          <name>This is my private repository group</name>
          <url>https://maven.mit.edu/nexus/content/groups/privateRepoGroup</url>
      </repository>
      ...
  <repositories>
  

  note: In the above <url> tag, privateRepoGroup must be replaced with the name of your private repository group.