
[id='thorntail-maven-plugin-general-usage_{context}']
= {Thorntail} Maven plugin general usage

The {Thorntail} Maven plugin is used like any other Maven plugin, that is through editing the `pom.xml` file in your application and adding a `<plugin>` section:

[source,xml]
----
<plugin>
  <groupId>io.thorntail</groupId>
  <artifactId>thorntail-maven-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>${version.thorntail}</version>
  <executions>
    ...
    <execution>
      <goals>
        ...
      </goals>
      <configuration>
        ...
      </configuration>
    </execution>
  </executions>
</plugin>
----

