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Asked: 2026-05-27T15:24:14+00:00

I’m interested in how to distribute a Java application that has a lot of

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I’m interested in how to distribute a Java application that has a lot of dependencies (specified in a pom.xml in Maven).

Obviously it would be possible to just package everything in one big .jar file. However that seems wasteful, since an update of the application would require sending a new copy of all the dependencies as well.

So I’m looking for a way of distributing the app that does the following:

  • Only includes the core application in the main .jar file
  • Downloads dependencies as needed when the .jar file is run
  • Keeps copies of the dependencies locally, so that if an application update is distributed the dependencies don’t need to be downloaded again

What’s the best way of achieving this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    you can distribute your file using the web start technology (aka distribute a jnlp file). i believe this will handle most of this functionality for you, including updatability.

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