# How to set java path for elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-java-path-for-elasticsearch/258686>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 15, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-java-path-for-elasticsearch/258686 "2020-12-15T09:10:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aniket\_Pant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Aniket\_Pant](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Aniket_Pant)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-java-path-for-elasticsearch/258686/1 "2020-12-15T09:10:53Z")

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I have java-11 i want to add JAVA\_HOME path in elasticsearch how can i do this i edit this in /etc/default/elasticsearch but when do GET /\_cluster/stats/ it give me output

```auto
"jvm" : {
      "max_uptime_in_millis" : 105897,
      "versions" : [
        {
          "version" : "15.0.1",
          "vm_name" : "OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM",
          "vm_version" : "15.0.1+9",
          "vm_vendor" : "AdoptOpenJDK",
          "bundled_jdk" : true,
          "using_bundled_jdk" : true,
          "count" : 1
        }
      ],

```

in **/etc/environment file**  
**export JAVA\_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk/**

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**Author:** ![Sammeta\_David\_Raju](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sammeta_david_raju/32/50466_2.png) [@Sammeta\_David\_Raju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sammeta_David_Raju)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-java-path-for-elasticsearch/258686/2 "2020-12-15T09:26:56Z")

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> [@Aniket\_Pant](#):
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> **export JAVA\_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk/**

`place this export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk/ in elasticsearch-env file`

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**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:** [December 15, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-java-path-for-elasticsearch/258686/3 "2020-12-15T09:36:14Z")

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Out of curiosity, why not using the provided one as you are using the "same" distribution "openjdk"?

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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:** [January 12, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-java-path-for-elasticsearch/258686/4 "2021-01-12T09:36:15Z")

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