# Elasticsearch can't find Java **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 23, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-find-java/108821 "2017-11-23T05:25:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tkzv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tkzv/32/57319_2.png) [@tkzv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tkzv)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-find-java/108821/1 "2017-11-23T05:25:55Z")
I tried installing Elastic Stack to a clean Windows 7 x64 and couldn't run it because it can't see Java. Both PATH and JAVA\_HOME are set. The user is an admin. Same result with and without "Run as admin" command. Same result for JRE 8 and JDK 9. (Right now I only have 9 and pieces of 6 that came with Oracle.) How to make Elastic programs see Java? ``` C:\Elastic\elasticsearch\bin>elasticsearch could not find java; set JAVA_HOME or ensure java is in PATH C:\Elastic\elasticsearch\bin>echo %path% C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_9842531;C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_5202453;C:\app\admin\product\11.1.0\db_1\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\ C:\Elastic\elasticsearch\bin>echo %java_home% C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java C:\Elastic\elasticsearch\bin>java -version java version "9.0.1" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9.0.1+11) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9.0.1+11, mixed mode) C:\Elastic\elasticsearch\bin>dir %java_home% Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 64EE-6DE2 Directory of C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java 11/22/2017 08:51 PM . 11/22/2017 08:51 PM .. 11/22/2017 08:45 PM .oracle_jre_usage 11/22/2017 08:51 PM installcache_x64 11/22/2017 08:44 PM 14 java.settings.cfg 11/22/2017 08:51 PM javapath [C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\java path_target_9842531] 11/22/2017 08:51 PM javapath_target_9842531 1 File(s) 14 bytes 6 Dir(s) 13,177,876,480 bytes free C:\Elastic\elasticsearch\bin>dir %java_home%\javapath Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 64EE-6DE2 Directory of C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath 11/22/2017 08:51 PM . 11/22/2017 08:51 PM .. 11/22/2017 08:45 PM 231,488 java.exe 11/22/2017 08:45 PM 232,000 javaw.exe 11/22/2017 08:45 PM 333,888 javaws.exe 3 File(s) 797,376 bytes 2 Dir(s) 13,177,876,480 bytes free ``` Answer: Install JDK 8 and set `JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_152` ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-find-java/108821/2 "2017-11-23T05:28:34Z")
We don't support Windows 7 or Java 9 sorry to say. ---
**Author:** ![tkzv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tkzv/32/57319_2.png) [@tkzv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tkzv)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-find-java/108821/3 "2017-11-23T05:30:17Z")
> [@warkolm](#): > > We don't support Windows 7 or Java 9 sorry to say. I got exactly the same result with JRE 8. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-find-java/108821/4 "2017-11-23T06:25:37Z")
Did you define java\_home or JAVA\_HOME? ---
**Author:** ![tkzv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tkzv/32/57319_2.png) [@tkzv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tkzv)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-find-java/108821/5 "2017-11-23T06:40:12Z")
> [@dadoonet](#): > > Did you define java\_home or JAVA\_HOME? `JAVA_HOME=C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java` In capital letters, if you ask about that. It's in the system settings. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 7:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-find-java/108821/6 "2017-11-23T07:07:28Z")
Your Java installation looks strange to me. Inside JAVA\_HOME you should see something like: ```auto -rwxrwxr-x 1 root wheel 5097973 26 jui 23:04 javafx-src.zip -rwxrwxr-x 1 root wheel 63933 26 jui 23:04 THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME-JAVAFX.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 root wheel 3244 22 jul 08:27 COPYRIGHT drwxrwxr-x 9 root wheel 288 22 jul 08:27 db drwxrwxr-x 9 root wheel 288 22 jul 08:27 include -rw-rw-r-- 1 root wheel 529 22 jul 08:27 release drwxrwxr-x 5 root wheel 160 22 jul 08:27 man -rw-rw-r-- 1 root wheel 159 22 jul 08:27 README.html -rw-rw-r-- 1 root wheel 40 22 jul 08:27 LICENSE -rw-rw-r-- 1 root wheel 21252173 22 jul 08:27 src.zip -rw-rw-r-- 1 root wheel 145180 22 jul 08:27 THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.txt drwxrwxr-x 10 root wheel 320 22 jul 08:29 jre drwxrwxr-x 14 root wheel 448 22 jul 08:29 lib drwxrwxr-x 46 root wheel 1472 22 jul 08:31 bin drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 96 11 aoû 21:05 bundle ``` Specifically the `bin` dir. Does not look like this here. ---
**Author:** ![tkzv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tkzv/32/57319_2.png) [@tkzv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tkzv)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 7:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-find-java/108821/7 "2017-11-23T07:15:53Z")
java.exe is available in C:\Program files\ as a real file and in C:\ProgramData\ as a link. Some earlier post suggested pointing JAVA\_HOME to C:\ProgramData\ . I tried both with the same results. Haven't tried it with JDK 8, though. Setting JAVA\_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0\_152 solved the problem. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cant-find-java/108821/8 "2017-12-21T07:16:01Z")
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