Getting started¶
The fastest way in: set up your development environment, build Maven from source, and make your first contribution.
Start here¶
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Set up the development environment
Prepare your environment for developing Maven — prerequisite for the tutorials below.
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The primary hands-on entry point: compile Maven itself from its source tree.
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A guide for new committers making a first contribution.
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Maven 4 Core architecture overview
Not sure how the core components fit together? Start here before diving into the internals.
The full Maven developer flow¶
Once the basics click, the rest of the Maven developer documentation is organized into four quadrants. Expand each section below to see everything it contains.
🎓 Tutorials
- Build Maven from source — compile Maven itself from its source tree.
- Make your first contribution — a guide for new committers.
🛠️ How-to guides
💡 Key concepts
📖 Reference
Need help along the way? See Getting Help in the Community section.
🚧 Dummy structure — content pending
This getting-started landing is a placeholder created during the Phase 1 information-architecture restructure.
Most linked pages are still stubs.