Maven

Profiles Commands

Use Maven profiles for environment-specific builds. Activate profiles for dev, staging, and production with different configurations, dependencies, and plugin settings.

13 commands

Pro Tips

Activate a profile: 'mvn package -Pproduction' — use different configs per environment.

Use 'mvn help:active-profiles' to see which profiles are currently active and why.

Auto-activate profiles based on OS, JDK version, or environment variables with '<activation>' blocks.

Common Mistakes

Too many profiles make builds hard to understand and debug. Keep them minimal and well-documented.

Profiles that change dependencies can cause different builds on different machines. Test all profile combinations.