# Help with running the Apm Agent in Java 6 environment **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Tags:** java\ **Created:** [May 21, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-running-the-apm-agent-in-java-6-environment/182100 "2019-05-21T22:57:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lmoreira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lmoreira/32/46578_2.png) [@lmoreira](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lmoreira)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-running-the-apm-agent-in-java-6-environment/182100/1 "2019-05-21T22:57:00Z")
Good night dear! I'm configuring: Elasticsearch Kibana Metricbeat Logastash Filelogbeat Apm-server All in version 6.7.2, by the compatibility matrix the apm agent in version 1.3.1 and compatible only with java 7+. My main application environment runs jboss4 with java 6. I'm trying to upload the agent by listening to the pid of the jboss 4 process but it returns me the error "manifest not found". Is there any version of the apm agent that runs in java 6 or some way to manually rotate it pointing to java 7 and using process pid? Thank you! ---
**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:** [May 22, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-running-the-apm-agent-in-java-6-environment/182100/2 "2019-05-22T06:25:00Z")
Hi Leandro and welcome to the forum! Unfortunately, since the java agent is compiled for JVM 7, there is no way to install it on older versions. ---
**Author:** ![lmoreira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lmoreira/32/46578_2.png) [@lmoreira](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lmoreira)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-running-the-apm-agent-in-java-6-environment/182100/3 "2019-05-23T09:10:56Z")
Ola Eyal\_Koren, Thanks for the answer. I am trying to start the apm-gent process using the command line. I installed java 7 on the machine and am trying to start the apm-gent process using the command line, but it returns me the error no main manifest attribute in elastic-apm-agent.jar. ![command](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/1/413c0b9f4a1743ad360cdff10982f4596c3e879f.png) Do you know to say if it is possible to start the agent in this way or only within the jboss run.conf? At. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2019, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-running-the-apm-agent-in-java-6-environment/182100/4 "2019-05-23T09:30:46Z")
Leandro, The agent is not a standalone Java app, it is a jar that needs to be installed on a JVM process, such as your JBoss. There is a way to start a separate process and install on running JVMs, but the agent will still need to run as part of the monitored JVM, which has to be of version 7 at least. So, as long as your JBoss is running on Java \<7, we would not be able to support that. ---
**Author:** ![lmoreira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lmoreira/32/46578_2.png) [@lmoreira](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lmoreira)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 12:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-running-the-apm-agent-in-java-6-environment/182100/5 "2019-05-24T00:48:59Z")
Hi Eyal\_Koren Thank you! For the answer and for the attention. I would just like to express how impressed I am with the APM solution, it is simply spectacular, congratulations for the great work. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2019, 5:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-running-the-apm-agent-in-java-6-environment/182100/6 "2019-05-26T05:37:37Z")
Thanks Leandro! Your feedback is highly appreciated! :elasticheart: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-running-the-apm-agent-in-java-6-environment/182100/7 "2019-06-16T01:37:57Z")
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