How to Speed Up Maven Archetype Project Creation with Internal Catalog

Preface

In real development we often use Maven's archetype plugin to generate project scaffolding, but the creation process can get stuck, taking a long time or failing. [INFO] Generating project in Batch mode Below are four solutions to resolve the issue.

Solution 1

Add the parameter archetypeCatalog=internal when creating the Maven project (click “+” to add the parameter).

Solution 2

In Maven’s VM Options add -DarchetypeCatalog=internal or -DarchetypeCatalog=local (Settings → Build, Execution, Deployment → Build Tools → Maven → Runner → VM Options).

Solution 3

Prepare an archetype-catalog.xml file:

Method 1: Browse to http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/archetype-catalog.xml, copy the source and save locally.

Method 2: Use command line

curl http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/archetype-catalog.xml > archetype-catalog.xml

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Place the file in Maven’s default repository directory (usually ~/.m2), not the installation path. If you have customized the location, check Maven’s /config/settings.xml.

When running archetype:generate, add the parameter -DarchetypeCatalog=local. IDEs such as Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA allow setting this during project creation.

Solution 4

Modify Maven’s conf/settings.xml to use a domestic mirror, for example the Alibaba Cloud mirror:

<mirror>
    <id>alimaven</id>
    <name>aliyun maven</name>
    <url>http://maven.aliyun.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
    <mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf>
</mirror>

After applying these changes, the project generation completes quickly (e.g., 1.146 seconds).