Setting up your development environment for JAVA with Maven

In this blog post, I will walk you through configuring your development machine for JAVA development using Apache Maven.

By the end of this guide, you will be able to start working on JAVA projects with Apache Maven.

Requirements

Modern Computer with the following specifications:

• 8GB RAM or higher
• 250GB available hard disk drive space
• Broadband Internet to download artifacts

Operating System Requirements:

• All latest major OS platforms are supported
• Windows: 64-bit version of Windows 10 1809 and later
• OSX / macOS: 12 — Monterey and later
• Linux: Any recent release

Prerequisites

1. IDE: JetBrains IntelliJ Idea
   Downloads: Windows Edition | macOS Edition | Linux Edition
   Version: Community Edition or Ultimate Edition 2023.3.5 or above
2. Programming Langue: JAVA
   Download: Windows Edition | macOS Edition | Linux Edition
   Version: JDK 21
3. Automation Tool: Apache Maven
   Download: Maven
   Version: 3.9.6

Windows Edition

For Windows, see the Windows Edition setup and installation guide.

macOS Edition

For macOS, see the macOS Edition setup and installation guide.

Linux Edition

For Linux, see the Linux Edition setup and installation guide.