Maven: Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor error

Question

I configured Maven 3.0.3 and tried to download a sample project using archetypes with this command:

mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeGroupId=org.graniteds.         


        

Answer 1

I had a similar issue with Eclipse and the same steps as Sanders did solve it. It happens because the proxy restricts call to maven repository

1. Go to D:\Maven\apache-maven-3.0.4-bin\apache-maven-3.0.4\conf (ie your maven installation folder)
2. Copy settings.xml and paste it in .m2 folder, which is in the users folder of your windows machine.
3. Add the proxy setting

Something like this:

 
    
          
      true
      http
      your username
      password    
      proxy.host.net
      80