[FIXED] Nexus Repo gives 503 with Maven but not with browser

Issue

I just created a Nexus repo on a remote server. If I go to a browser on my local computer I see the pom file just fine. However, when I try mvn clean compile I see...

http://server:8081/nexus/content/repositories/thirdparty/com/class/module/1.0.0/module-1.0.0.pom. Return code is: 503, ReasonPhrase:Service Unavailable. ->

I know 503 means it can't get the service, but that throws me because I see it fine in the browser.

I have the proxy configured in my settings.xml, and if I remove the referance to the third party dependency I get the central deps fine.

Any ideas?

Solution

Problem was related to the proxy...

When I configured the proxy in my Settings.xml it worked great for external sites, however, it screwed up internal sites (like my nexus repo). So I removed the proxy from my settings.xml, added it to my nexus server, and then mirrored the central repo to my nexus version of central repo.

Now everything works as expected...

Answered By - Jackie
Answer Checked By - Katrina (JavaFixing Volunteer)