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+.. _jvpp:
+
+.. toctree::
+
+Getting jvpp jar
+================
+
+VPP provides java bindings which can be downloaded at:
+
+* https://nexus.fd.io/content/repositories/fd.io.release/io/fd/vpp/jvpp-core/18.01/jvpp-core-18.01.jar
+
+Getting jvpp via maven
+------------------------------------
+
+**1. Add the following to the repositories section in your ~/.m2/settings.xml to pick up the fd.io maven repo:**
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ <repository>
+ <id>fd.io-release</id>
+ <name>fd.io-release</name>
+ <url>https://nexus.fd.io/content/repositories/fd.io.release/</url>
+ <releases>
+ <enabled>false</enabled>
+ </releases>
+ <snapshots>
+ <enabled>true</enabled>
+ </snapshots>
+ </repository>
+
+For more information on setting up maven repositories in settings.xml, please look at:
+
+* https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-multiple-repositories.html
+
+**2. Then you can get jvpp by putting in the dependencies section of your pom.xml file:**
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ <dependency>
+ <groupId>io.fd.vpp</groupId>
+ <artifactId>jvpp-core</artifactId>
+ <version>17.10</version>
+ </dependency>
+
+For more information on maven dependency managment, please look at:
+
+* https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-dependency-mechanism.html