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

The error “No plugin found for prefix ‘spring-boot’ in the current project and in the plugin groups” typically occurs when Maven cannot locate the spring-boot plugin in your project configuration or Maven’s plugin group.

Here’s how you can resolve the issue:

1. Verify Your Current Directory

If you’re running the mvn spring-boot:run command, ensure that you’re in the project directory where the pom.xml file is located. This file is essential for Maven to know which plugins to use.

2. Ensure You Have the Correct Plugin in the pom.xml

If the plugin is missing from your pom.xml, you need to define it. You can either add the spring-boot-starter-parent as a parent POM or manually define the Spring Boot plugin in the build section.

Option 1: Using the spring-boot-starter-parent

Add the following to your pom.xml:

<parent>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
    <version>3.1.2</version> <!-- Replace with your version -->
    <relativePath/> <!-- Optional: In case of multi-module projects -->
</parent>

This will import the Spring Boot plugin and dependencies automatically.

Option 2: Manually Adding the Spring Boot Plugin

If you don’t want to use the spring-boot-starter-parent, you can define the plugin directly like this:

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.1.2</version> <!-- Replace with your version -->
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

3. Alternative Command

If you prefer not to modify the POM file or want to run it without the parent, you can use the following command directly from the command line:

mvn org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-maven-plugin:run

This fully qualifies the plugin and ensures Maven knows where to find it.

By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the “No plugin found for prefix ‘spring-boot'” issue.