Due to security concern, user does not want to set fabric credentials in settings.xml. Instead user want to pass them as parameters. Extract the attached zip. Setup a Fabric environment with following steps #Update ${karaf.home}/etc/user.properties with 1. admin=admin,admin,manager,viewer,Monitor, Operator, Maintainer, Deployer, Auditor, Administrator, SuperUser 2. fabric:create --wait- for -provisioning 3. Once fabric environment is ready, open a new command prompt with directory location set to example attached. Execute below command 4. mvn fabric8:deploy -Dfabric8.jolokiaUrl=http: //admin:admin@localhost:8181/jolokia In console following exception is received. [INFO] Using username: admin and password from provided jolokiaUrl option [INFO] Adding needed remote repository: http: //repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/groups/fs- public / [INFO] Uploading file /path/to/conf-dummy/pom.xml Uploading: http: //hostname:8181/maven/upload/sg/conf/dummy/1.2.0/dummy-1.2.0.pom [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] BUILD FAILURE [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Total time: 01:23 min [INFO] Finished at: 2015-07-20T09:52:35+05:30 [INFO] Final Memory: 30M/426M [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ERROR] Failed to execute goal io.fabric8:fabric8-maven-plugin:1.2.0.redhat-133:deploy ( default -cli) on project dummy: Failed to deploy artifacts: Could not transfer artifact sg.conf:dummy:pom:1.2.0 from/to fabric8.upload.repo (http: //dhcp193-124.pnq.redhat.com:8181/maven/upload/): Failed to transfer file: http://hostname:8181/maven/upload/sg/conf/dummy/1.2.0/dummy-1.2.0.pom. Return code is: 401, ReasonPhrase: Unauthorized. -> [Help 1]