> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.snyk.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.snyk.io/developer-tools/integrations/snyk-ide-plugins-and-extensions/troubleshooting-ides/maven-scans-with-private-repositories.md).

# Maven scans with private repositories

## Problem <a href="#problem" id="problem"></a>

Maven fails due to dependencies that reference private repositories in Ithe IDE plugin or CI/CD pipeline.

## Investigation <a href="#investigation" id="investigation"></a>

* Try running CLI standalone with the repository.
* Check to see if Maven profiles or Maven settings are used for running the build (for example, located in `.mvn` ).
* Check to see if the pipeline has access to the private sources.

Dependencies need to be downloaded from a private repository and the Snyk CLI shows that the download fails in the error message.

## Solution <a href="#solution" id="solution"></a>

You can establish Maven settings or a profile containing the connection information, for example, with `-- -s your-home-directory/.m2/settings.xml` or `-- -Dprofile=my-profile`.

These parameters can be passed on to the CLI using the `Additional Parameters` plugin setting in IDE. For CI/CDs. this should be passed as a pipeline argument if the Snyk CLI used directly, or a correct path mapping should be provided, if run in Docker image.


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