Install Maven (Global Tools)

Goto Jenkins dashboard, click on Manage Jenkins

Click on Tools

Scroll down, under Maven installations click on Add Maven
Enter the name maven-3.8.8 and under version choose 3.8.8 and click on Save

Maven will be automatically installed on the Jenkins server in the first build

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Important Tips

Tip

Tool Name: The "Name" you give here (e.g., maven-3.8.8) is the exact string you must use in your Jenkinsfile tools block. If they don't match, the pipeline will fail.

Important

Auto-Install: The "Install automatically" checkbox is very powerful. It downloads Maven from Apache's servers on the fly. However, in restricted environments (no internet), you might need to point to a local path where Maven is pre-installed.

🧠 Quick Quiz — Global Tools

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If you configure a specific Maven version (e.g., 3.8.8) in "Global Tool Configuration" and check "Install automatically", when does Jenkins install it?

Immediately after saving the configuration.

During the first build that requests that specific tool.

When you restart Jenkins.

Never, you must install it manually.

Jenkins downloads and installs the tool (if missing) on the agent/controller only when a pipeline execution requests it.