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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
+          xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
+
+  <mirrors>
+    <!--
+      Maven 3.8+ blocks all HTTP repositories by default via "maven-default-http-blocker".
+      Redefining it here with mirrorOf=dummy disables the blocker without affecting anything else.
+    -->
+    <mirror>
+      <id>maven-default-http-blocker</id>
+      <mirrorOf>dummy</mirrorOf>
+      <name>Override to allow internal HTTP registry</name>
+      <url>http://0.0.0.0/</url>
+    </mirror>
+  </mirrors>
+
+  <servers>
+    <server>
+      <id>gitea</id>
+      <username>othmane</username>
+      <password>54465f0ce0fec1a357eb7d9f7055e3df873db114</password>
+    </server>
+  </servers>
+
+</settings>
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