# setup

http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi and download

extract and download to `/usr/local/apache-maven`

Set env variables

For linux/mac

```
export M2_HOME=/usr/local/apache-maven-install-path
export M2=$M2_HOME/bin
export MAVEN_OPTS=-Xms256m -Xmx512m
```

Setup command line tools

```
export PATH=$M2:$PATH
```

verifying installation

```
mvn --version
```
