Save this content to a file "build.gradle" in an empty directory: ------------------ apply plugin: 'java' apply plugin: 'maven' repositories { mavenLocal() mavenRepo urls: ["https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/"] mavenRepo urls: ["https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/thirdparty-releases/"] mavenRepo urls: ["https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/deprecated/"] mavenRepo urls: ["http://repo1.maven.org/maven2"] } dependencies { compile "org.jboss.jbossas:jboss-as-client:5.1.0.GA" } ------------ Run "gradle build" and see it hangs forever. Run "gradle dependencies" and wait some time to see where it loops