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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<settings>
+  <!-- The "localRepository" has to be set to ensure consistent behaviour across command-line and Eclipse.
+    To change it edit conf/devon.properties -->
+  <localRepository>${env.M2_REPO}</localRepository>
+
+  <!-- 
+   ATTENTION: 
+   Never ever hardcode passwords as plain text!!!
+   Instead simply use variables in angled brackets prefixed with dollar sign.
+   Then devonfw-ide will automatically promt for these variables, encrypt their value and fill it into the placeholder.
+   In case you want to do it manually follow this guide:
+   https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-encryption.html
+   devonfw-ide already generates settings-security.xml for you
+   so all you need to do is call:
+     mvn -ep
+   hit return and then type your password (do not supply as argument as otherwise it will be saved to the history of your shell)
+   Then copy the encrypted password as according password to this settings.xml
+   -->
+  <servers>
+    <server>
+      <id>repository</id>
+      <username>$[mavenRepoLogin]</username>
+      <password>$[mavenRepoPassword]</password>
+    </server>
+  </servers>
+
+  <!--
+  <mirrors>
+    <mirror>
+      <id>nexus.central</id>
+      <mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf>
+      <name>central-mirror</name>
+      <url>https://my-production-line.s2-eu.capgemini.com/nexus3/repository/public</url>
+    </mirror>
+  </mirrors>
+  -->
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>devonfw-ide</id>
+      <activation>
+        <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault> 
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <!--
+        <sonar.host.url>http://localhost:9000/</sonar.host.url>
+        <sonar.login>${USER}</sonar.login>
+        <sonar.password>TODO</sonar.password>
+        <jarsigner.storepass>TODO</jarsigner.storepass>
+        <jarsigner.keystore>/projects/myproject/workspaces/main/keystore.p12</jarsigner.keystore>
+        <gpg.keyname>your.email@address.com</gpg.keyname>
+        -->
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <!-- https://github.com/devonfw/devon4j/blob/master/documentation/guide-testing-snapshots.asciidoc -->
+      <id>devonfw-snapshots</id>
+      <activation>
+        <!--<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>-->
+        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault> 
+      </activation>
+      <repositories>
+        <repository>
+          <id>devonfw-snapshots</id>
+          <name>devonfw SNAPSHOT releases</name>
+          <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
+          <releases>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>
+            <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+            <checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
+          </releases>
+          <snapshots>
+            <enabled>true</enabled>
+            <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+            <checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
+          </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+      </repositories>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+  <activeProfiles>
+    <!--
+    <activeProfile>my-profile</activeProfile>
+    -->
+  </activeProfiles>
+</settings>