'Why are Leiningen download dependencies in ~/.m2/repository directory?

I have created a new project using Leiningen. When I added a new dependency and ran lein deps, the lein downloaded the dependencies in ~/.m2/repository directory.

Shouldn't the project specific dependencies be downloaded in a directory that is local to the project and not into the global directory like ~/.m2/repository.

For example - While I used npm, it gave me 2 options, i.e., to download the dependency locally (in project's node_modules directory) or globally.

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Solution 1:[1]

Unlike npm, lein uses maven and maven dependencies are stored in a globally shared directory, defaulting to ~/.m2/repository.

Solution 2:[2]

As previous pointed lein uses maven and maven's "local repository" is by default in the ${user.home}/.m2/repository folder.

You can control/change this from your maven (user) settings file ${user.home}/.m2/settings.xml or (global) settings file ${maven.home}/conf/settings.xml by defining the entry:

<localRepository>${user.home}/.m2/repository</localRepository>

for more details check: maven settings reference

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Solution Source
Solution 1 Michiel Borkent
Solution 2 tudor

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