Nexus server with unexpected behavior - maven

Question

I've installed a local nexus on my computer to use it as a mirror of the numerous nexus servers that my company have.
I think it's working because if I access the following URL oin my browse:
http://localhost:2312/repository/my_repo/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-clean-plugin/2.5/maven-clean-plugin-2.5.pom
It's show the content of the .pom file.
But when I run mvn clean install on prompt, I got the following:
Failed to transfer file: http://localhost:2312/repository/my_repo/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-clean-plugin/2.5/maven-clean-plugin-2.5.pom. Return code is: 504 , ReasonPhrase:Gateway Timeout.
On my maven settings.xml I put this:
<mirrors>
<mirror>
<id>Nexus</id>
<name>Nexus Local</name>
<url>http://localhost:2312/repository/my_repo/</url>
<mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf>
</mirror>
</mirrors>
What am I missing?

Answer 1

Have you setup your settings.xml like this:
<settings>
<mirrors>
<mirror>
<!--This sends everything else to /public -->
<id>nexus</id>
<mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf>
<url>http://localhost:8081/nexus/content/groups/public</url>
</mirror>
</mirrors>
<profiles>
<profile>
<id>nexus</id>
<!--Enable snapshots for the built in central repo to direct -->
<!--all requests to nexus via the mirror -->
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>central</id>
<url>http://central</url>
<releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
<snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
</repository>
</repositories>
<pluginRepositories>
<pluginRepository>
<id>central</id>
<url>http://central</url>
<releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
<snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
</pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>
</profile>
</profiles>
<activeProfiles>
<!--make the profile active all the time -->
<activeProfile>nexus</activeProfile>
</activeProfiles>
</settings>