This tutorial gives easy instructions for importing maven remote archetype catalogs in eclipse to give you head start in configuring the project. Using archetype automatically import all basic runtime dependencies and configure the project with most basic configuration which you can directly use to build hello world applications within minutes.
Step 1 : Open maven preferences in eclipse
Go to Windows
-> Preferences
-> Maven
-> Archetypes
.

Step 2 : Add remote catalog file
Click on Add Remote Catalog button. Fill the catalog file as “http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/archetype-catalog.xml” and some custom description.

Click OK button. You are done.
Step 3 : Verify remote archetypes
To verify that you can now access to all archetypes, create a new maven project.
Select new custom catalog you created.

Fill group id and artifact id for your project.

Click on OK to create the project. You will see the new project create on your workspace with all dependencies and basic configurations already done.

Drop me your questions if you face any issue in any step.
Happy Learning !!
Deva
Thanks a lot, it worked well
shef
does not getting a window to choose the archetype of maven project in eclipse neon
Adilson
Thank you for sharing this in a very simple way.
Abhishek sharma
Yes This method works for me thanks a lot.
B.Sai Kumar
Unable to create project from archetype.
This is the error I have been getting when creating a new maven project.
I tried it in many ways to solve the error.
1.Changing the proxy in settings.xml file
2.Using remote catalog in Eclipse
3.I tried of creating a maven project through command line even there the project is BUILD FAILURE.
Please anyone help me in solving this problem?????
Radha
Hi, I am trying to create a project using this archetype. But I keep getting this error.
Any help is appreciated.
Unable to create project from archetype [com.intuit.karate:karate-archetype:0.2.9 -> https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2%5D
The defined artifact is not an archetype
abhishek
can remote catalog hosted over https:// can be accessed.?
Vaibhav
Thanks worked fine 🙂
Ankith
Archetype Catalogs list is coming empty. Could not able to create maven project :- error
Could not resolve archetype org.apache.maven.archetypes:maven-archetype-webapp:1.0 from any of the configured repositories.
Could not resolve artifact org.apache.maven.archetypes:maven-archetype-webapp:pom:1.0
Failure to transfer org.apache.maven.archetypes:maven-archetype-webapp:pom:1.0 from https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2 was cached in the local repository, resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval of central has elapsed or updates are forced. Original error: Could not transfer artifact org.apache.maven.archetypes:maven-archetype-webapp:pom:1.0 from/to central (https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Failure to transfer org.apache.maven.archetypes:maven-archetype-webapp:pom:1.0 from https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2 was cached in the local repository, resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval of central has elapsed or updates are forced. Original error: Could not transfer artifact org.apache.maven.archetypes:maven-archetype-webapp:pom:1.0 from/to central (https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Lokesh Gupta
Its HTTPS issue and purely your environment specific.
Vani Bhat
Hi,
I am also getting this error. How to resolve this proxy issue ?
shailesh singh
java.lang.nullPointerException while downloading????
Ajit Kumar
plz help i’m also getting the same issue in mars2 ..
Mohit
I am trying to do it but when i am adding the remote catalog and click ok and follow the same steps it is showing nothing. Also if i verify it is showing that remote catalog is empty.
Lokesh Gupta
It might be some proxy issue. Please try in home network where firewall is off.
Ma silong
The firewall is off. But it stil show that remote catalog is empty.