This sample uses the Google App Engine for Java SDK located at http://googleappengine.googlecode.com/files/appengine-java-sdk-1.3.5.zip Please unzip the above file and modify your maven settings.xml like below before attempting to run 'mvn -Plive install' appengine true /path/to/appengine-java-sdk-1.3.5 aws true YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_ID YOUR_SECRET_KEY jclouds http://jclouds.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/repo jclouds-rimu-snapshots-nexus http://jclouds.rimuhosting.com:8081/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots true