Issue

My Maven cache is growing and I need to clear it out. How can I delete/clear my Maven cache?

Environment

• CloudBees CI on modern platforms
• CloudBees CI on traditional platforms - Client Controller
• CloudBees CI Operations Center
• CloudBees Jenkins Platform - Client Controller
• CloudBees Jenkins Platform - Operations Center
• CloudBees Jenkins Distribution
• Jenkins LTS

Resolution

Local Maven Repository location

When a Maven build is executed, Maven automatically downloads all the dependency jars into the local repository.
Usually this folder is named .m2/repository.

• To clear/delete your local maven repository cache, simply delete the .m2/repository folder.

• You can find the default Local Maven Repository for each operating system below:

• Additionally, if you are using the Maven Integration plugin you can find the Local Maven Repository inside the Jenkins UI by going to Manage Jenkins > Configure System > Local Maven Repository under Maven Project Configuration

• The local repository path can also be configured in Maven setting.xml (either the global or the user one). See Maven documentation for more details.

• Finally the local repository path can be overridden by the Maven Pipeline plugin using the mavenLocalRepo parameter.