Nexus v3.88.0 I created the following proxy in our hosted Nexus repository, shown in screen shot, and removed ALL mentions of https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/ in our build.gradle files and use the proxy setting instead. However, I still see this. Download https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/…

You didn’t say where you’re seeing these ‘Download’ messages, but I assume on your gradle CLI output. This is a sign that gradle is somehow misconfigured and not exclusively pointing to Nexus Repository.

Hi, Chris, Two things to consider. Formatting in your build.gradle file should look like repositories { maven { url "https://nexus.example/repository/repository-name/" } } or repositories { maven { credentials { username "$user" password "$pa…

I see them in my local terminal, for example, when I do a $ ./gradlew clean build I also see them in our Atlassian Bitbucket pipelines that runs a similar Gradle command.

Sorry, I should’ve added that I created a Maven2 Group repository https://<my-company-domain>/repository/my-maven-group/ and added my maven-apache proxy repository to the group, shown in screen shot. [Screenshot 2026-01-28 at 11.56.54 AM] In ALL of my build.gradle files, I then have repositori…

How do I set up a proxy for this Maven2 repo?

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jzora (Jonathan Zora) January 29, 2026, 8:55pm 6

Hmm. In that case, I can’t troubleshoot more without knowing the specifics of your configuration. If you’re a customer, open a ticket at support.sonatype.com and they can dive deeper into this with you.

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How do I set up a proxy for this Maven2 repo?

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