Maven - Profiles

Ref:- https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-configuring-maven.html

Repository configuration can also be put into a profile. You can have multiple profiles, with one set to active so that you can easily switch environments. Read more about profiles in Introduction to Build Profiles.
subsection name="Optional configuration"
pMaven will work for most tasks with the above configuration, however if you have any environmental specific configuration outside of individual projects then you will need to configure settings. The following sections refer to what is available./p
subsection name="Settings"
Maven has a settings file located in the Maven installation and/or user home directory that configure environmental specifics such as:
ul liHTTP proxy server/li
lirepository manager location/li
liserver authentication and passwords/li
liother configuration properties/li /ul For information on this file, see the a href="./settings.html"Settings reference/a /subsection
subsection name="Security" p As of Maven 2.1.0+, you can encrypt passwords in your settings file, however you must first configure a master password. For more information on both server passwords and the master password, see the a href="./guides/mini/guide-encryption.html"Guide to Password Encryption/a. /p /subsection
subsection name="Toolchains" p As of Maven 2.0.9+, you can build a project using a specific version of JDK independent from the one Maven is running with. For more information, see the a href="./guides/mini/guide-using-toolchains.html"Guide to Using Toolchains/a. /p /subsection
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