Quick Start

Before starting, make sure that:

the project root contains pom.xml;
the project contains Maven Wrapper, or mvn is available on PATH;
a full JDK matching the project’s Java version is already installed. A JRE alone is not sufficient.

Initialize, inspect, and build:

cd /path/to/your/maven-project
jup init
jup status
jup run mvn clean package

Example status:

Project: /work/demo
Build tool: Maven 3.9.11 (wrapper)
Build executable: /work/demo/mvnw
Java version: 17.0.12
Java home: /opt/jdks/temurin-17
Maven settings: default

In an interactive terminal, jup run mvn lists every initialized Maven project. Select one with the arrow keys and Enter. Frequently and recently used projects rise to the top, and Maven starts in the selected project root.

In CI or redirected pipelines, no picker is displayed. jup resolves the nearest initialized project from the current directory and starts Maven there.

Continue with Managing Projects or learn exactly how Running Maven works.