Estou com problemas e não consigo começar o curso! Baixei o projeto e está dando esse erro com essas mensagens
Type Exception Report
Message an exception was raised while executing resource method
Description The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.
Exception
br.com.caelum.vraptor.InterceptionException: an exception was raised while executing resource method
br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.ExecuteMethodInterceptor.intercept(ExecuteMethodInterceptor.java:86)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:54)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:56)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.ParametersInstantiatorInterceptor.intercept(ParametersInstantiatorInterceptor.java:77)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:54)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.InstantiateInterceptor.intercept(InstantiateInterceptor.java:42)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.InstantiatedInterceptorHandler.execute(InstantiatedInterceptorHandler.java:47)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.InterceptorListPriorToExecutionExtractor.intercept(InterceptorListPriorToExecutionExtractor.java:46)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:54)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.FlashInterceptor.intercept(FlashInterceptor.java:80)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:54)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.ResourceLookupInterceptor.intercept(ResourceLookupInterceptor.java:67)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:54)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:56)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultRequestExecution.execute(DefaultRequestExecution.java:70)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.VRaptor$1.insideRequest(VRaptor.java:92)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.ioc.spring.SpringProvider.provideForRequest(SpringProvider.java:56)
br.com.caelum.vraptor.VRaptor.doFilter(VRaptor.java:89)
Root Cause
org.hibernate.exception.GenericJDBCException: Cannot open connection
org.hibernate.exception.SQLStateConverter.handledNonSpecificException(SQLStateConverter.java:126)
org.hibernate.exception.SQLStateConverter.convert(SQLStateConverter.java:114)
org.hibernate.exception.JDBCExceptionHelper.convert(JDBCExceptionHelper.java:66)
org.hibernate.exception.JDBCExceptionHelper.convert(JDBCExceptionHelper.java:52)
org.hibernate.jdbc.ConnectionManager.openConnection(ConnectionManager.java:449)
org.hibernate.jdbc.ConnectionManager.getConnection(ConnectionManager.java:167)
org.hibernate.jdbc.JDBCContext.connection(JDBCContext.java:142)
org.hibernate.transaction.JDBCTransaction.begin(JDBCTransaction.java:85)
org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.beginTransaction(SessionImpl.java:1354)
br.com.caelum.produtos.controller.LoginController.criaUsuarioEProduto(LoginController.java:44)
br.com.caelum.produtos.controller.LoginController.formulario(LoginController.java:71)
java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)...
Não sei mais o que fazer. Olhei nas outras perguntas e vi que tinha uma falando pra adicionar uma dependência no maven. Como eu faço pra usar o Maven nesse projeto que baixei? Essa é uma outra dúvida.