Create a shared Maven repository
docker volume create --name maven-repo
Run with no memory limits, no problem
docker run -it -v maven-repo:/root/.m2 --name mvn-test -v `pwd`:/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app maven:3-alpine mvn package
docker rm mvn-test
Limit memory to 210m
docker run -it -m 210m -v maven-repo:/root/.m2 --name mvn-test -v `pwd`:/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app maven:3-alpine mvn -o package
docker inspect mvn-test | head -n 25
docker rm mvn-test
Limit memory to 210m and set Xmx
docker run --rm -it -m 210m -e MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx210m -v maven-repo:/root/.m2 --name mvn-test -v `pwd`:/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app maven:3-alpine mvn -o package
docker rm mvn-test
Use JDK 8u131
docker run --rm -it -m 210m \
-e MAVEN_OPTS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseCGroupMemoryLimitForHeap -XX:MaxRAMFraction=1" \
-v maven-repo:/root/.m2 --name mvn-test -v `pwd`:/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app maven:3-alpine mvn -o package
Limit memory to 210m and set Xmx, with surefire running in the default forked mode
docker run --rm -it -m 210m -e MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx210m -v maven-repo:/root/.m2 --name mvn-test -v `pwd`:/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app maven:3-alpine mvn -f pom-fork.xml -o package
docker rm mvn-test
Limit memory to 210m and set Xmx in _JAVA_OPTIONS, with surefire running in the default forked mode
docker run --rm -it -m 210m -e _JAVA_OPTIONS=-Xmx210m -v maven-repo:/root/.m2 --name mvn-test -v `pwd`:/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app maven:3-alpine mvn -f pom-fork.xml -o package
docker rm mvn-test