http://repo1.maven.org/maven2 Connection Refused in STS
Spring Source Tool Suite Using STS inside the companies firewall Go to Window > Preference > Maven > User Settings Take note of the location of settings.xml If it does not exists, create a new one Add the element below in the file (Use the proxy that your company uses) Change the host and port to the details that is particular to your company's proxy setting Make sure to add user name and password if you need to aunthenticate.