# APM java agent build form source

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-build-form-source/189651>\
**Category:** APM\
**Tags:** java\
**Created:** [July 10, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-build-form-source/189651 "2019-07-10T03:20:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![hyhong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hyhong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hyhong)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-build-form-source/189651/1 "2019-07-10T03:20:02Z")

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**Kibana version** :6.5.1

**Elasticsearch version** :6.5.1

**APM Server version** :6.5.1

**APM Agent language and version** :java ,1.7.0  
I want to use java agent source build and git show require JDK 9.But have no jdk 9,if I want to use jdk8,what I should modfily?

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**Author:** ![Eyal\_Koren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eyal_koren/32/36830_2.png) [@Eyal\_Koren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eyal_Koren)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-build-form-source/189651/2 "2019-07-10T06:11:42Z")

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That's the required Java version.  
Any reason why you can't download Java \>=9?

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**Author:** ![hyhong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hyhong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hyhong)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-build-form-source/189651/3 "2019-07-10T07:30:00Z")

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Only Java\>=9?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-build-form-source/189651/4 "2019-07-31T03:30:12Z")

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