No plugin found for prefix ‘spring-boot’ in the current project and in the plugin groups

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When encountering the error message “no plugin found for prefix ‘spring-boot’ in the current project and in the plugin groups,” it means that the Apache Maven build system is unable to locate a specific plugin with the specified prefix in the current project setup. This issue can occur when trying to execute a command or configuration related to the ‘spring-boot’ plugin, but Maven cannot find it in the project’s configuration files or in any of the defined plugin groups.

To resolve this issue, you need to ensure that the necessary plugin is properly configured and available in the project. Here are a few steps you can follow to fix the problem:

  1. Check the plugin configuration: Verify that the ‘spring-boot’ plugin is correctly specified in the project’s pom.xml file. Make sure the plugin’s groupId, artifactId, and version are correctly defined. Here’s an example of how the plugin can be configured:

            <build>
          <plugins>
            <plugin>
              <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
              <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
              <version>2.5.2</version>
            </plugin>
          </plugins>
        </build>
  2. Check the plugin repositories: Ensure that the required repositories containing the ‘spring-boot’ plugin are included in the project’s pom.xml file. Including the necessary repository helps Maven find and download the plugin when building the project. Here’s an example of how a repository can be configured:

            <repositories>
          <repository>
            <id>spring-repo</id>
            <name>Spring Repository</name>
            <url>https://repo.spring.io/plugins-release/</url>
          </repository>
        </repositories>
  3. Check the plugin groups: In some cases, the ‘spring-boot’ plugin might be defined under a custom plugin group. If that’s the case, ensure that the plugin group is correctly set up in the project’s pom.xml file. You can configure plugin groups by adding the following section to the pom.xml file:

            <pluginGroups>
          <pluginGroup>com.example.plugins</pluginGroup>
        </pluginGroups>

By following these steps and ensuring the correct configuration of the ‘spring-boot’ plugin, you should be able to resolve the issue of not finding the plugin in the current project and plugin groups.

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