Manually installing required files for offline plugin development

[Sebastian Schlegel]

Hello,

I want to create a plugin for JIRA, however I am developing on a system without an internet connection (because of security rules of the company).

After looking on the Internet, I found that a solution might be to create a .m2 Directory in the home Directory where I put all the needed pom files. However, it takes extremely Long manually downloading the files (around 50) and copying them into the Directory to install them.

Is there a more convenient way?

[Daniel Eads · Accepted solution]

Hi Sebastian,

Given your situation I don't think there's much to be done to improve what you're trying to do. If you're looking for something quick, the shortest answer is "get that computer online just long enough to do the maven pull". If there's some process for getting an exception to the internet policy in your situation, that would probably take the least effort.

Otherwise you could build a local maven repository (this also requires internet), take that box offline, and put it on the same network as the box you're building on. This has been discussed previously here if you're interested in going that route. It's not going to be a quick solution if that is the direction you need to go.

Cheers,
Daniel