Maven build life cycle is divided into build phases, and the build phases are divided into build goals.
Maven Build Phase:
A phase represents a stage in life cycle. The build phases are subdivided into goals.
Maven Build Goal:
Build goals are the finest steps in the Maven build process which represents a specific task. A goal can be bound to none, one or more build phases. If a goal is not bound to any build phase, we can only execute it by passing the goals name to the mvn command.
Maven Build Lifecycle Phases:
| Phase | Description |
| prepare-resources | This phase is used to can be customize the resource copying. |
| validate | Validate the project is correct and all necessary information is available. |
| compile | It compiles the source code of the project. |
| Test | Tests the compiled source code using a suitable testing framework. |
| package | This phase take the compiled code and creates the JAR/WAR package as mentioned in the packaging in POM.xml. |
| install | This phase installs the package in local maven repository. |
| Deploy | This phase copies the final package to the remote repository. |
Build Life Cycles:
Maven has following 3 built-in build life cycles:
1. default
2. clean
3. site