How to work with a `.jar` file in your local maven setup : Add, Install, Use dependency

Sometimes you want to work with a jar file that isn't hosted in maven central. It might be a 3rd party jar, it might be one that you have written.

I explain the following options:

- add .jar files as an IntelliJ project dependency
- install it locally to your .m2 repository
- add it to your project as a system scoped file
- use a repository management tool like Nexus or Archiva
- publish the dependency to maven central

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[shawnmofid]

Thank you so much. Helped me out a lot.

[leiliu]

What is the install file command different from mvn clean install, it also install it into m2 repo.

[Apobothra]

Hi Alan,
Have you worked with Gradle instead of Maven on some projects?

It would be great to see some videos on Gradle if you have.
Thanks in advance

[shubhampaldewar]

Heyy EvilTester... Can you automate this process of adding a custom jar to local repository through POM ? I mean when I'll build the project it will package as a jar and will go into local .m2?

[itspuneetmeena]

How i can include n number of 3rd party jars in war by mvn install at run time without adding in pom and will not provide the name except directory. It should add all jars from a directory like dir: abc, jars: *.jars