Install the new Java SDK

Download Maven

Go to the official Maven download page, and download the Maven software that corresponds to your operating system. You can verify the downloaded files by checking the Checksum files. The following screenshot is from the Windows 7 64-bit operating system, and the development environment is Eclipse Luna.

Install Java SDKs

1. Go to the Java SDK download page, and add the Maven repository storing Alibaba Cloud SDKs to the Maven software.

2. Decompress the downloaded Maven package, and add the following Maven repository information to the settings.xml file in the conf directory.

   <repositories>
   	<repository>
   		<id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
   		<name>Sonatype Nexus Staging</name>
   		<url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
   		<releases>
   			<enabled>true</enabled>
   		</releases>
   		<snapshots>
   			<enabled>true</enabled>
   		<snapshots>
   	</repository>
   </repositories>

3. Create a Maven project in either of the following ways:

   • Method 1: Add a Maven project to Eclipse.
     
     
   • Method 2: Convert an existing project to a Maven project.
     
     
4. Add dependencies to the Maven project in either of the following ways:

   • Method 1: Add the selected dependencies through the graphical interface.
     
     
   • Method 2: Open the pom.xml file under the maven project, and add information similar to the following: You can add different dependencies as needed.

     <dependencies>
     	<dependency>
     		<groupId>com.aliyun</groupId>
     		<artifactId>aliyun-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
     		<version>2.1.6</version>
     	</dependency>
     	<dependency>
     		<groupId>com.aliyun</groupId>
     		<artifactId>aliyun-java-sdk-sts</artifactId>
     		<version>2.1.0</version>
     	</dependency>
     	<dependency>
     		<groupId>com.aliyun</groupId>
     		<artifactId>aliyun-java-sdk-yundun</artifactId>
     		<version>2.1.3</version>
     	</dependency>
     	<dependency>
     		<groupId>com.aliyun</groupId>
     		<artifactId>aliyun-java-sdk-slb</artifactId>
     		<version>2.0.0-rc1</version>
     	</dependency>
     </dependencies>

5. Save the changes. The corresponding Alibaba Cloud SDK JAR packages are automatically downloaded and added to the Maven dependencies.

   
   
   

How to distinguish old SDKs from new SDKs

If you are using an earlier version of SDK, we recommend that you switch to the latest version to explore its new features. The following table shows the differences between old SDKs and new SDKs.