# Please install java in your PATH or set JAVA\_HOME while running logstash
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-install-java-in-your-path-or-set-java-home-while-running-logstash/155114
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [November 2, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-install-java-in-your-path-or-set-java-home-while-running-logstash/155114 "2018-11-02T06:01:14Z")
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### Author:  [@shrikantgulia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shrikantgulia)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-install-java-in-your-path-or-set-java-home-while-running-logstash/155114/1 "2018-11-02T06:01:14Z")
I am facing the error while running logstash
" Could not find any executable java binary. Please install java in your PATH or set JAVA\_HOME.
"
have searched a lot
please someone guide me
Best Regards
Shrikant
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2018, 7:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-install-java-in-your-path-or-set-java-home-while-running-logstash/155114/2 "2018-11-02T07:27:14Z")
I think the error message is quite clear. It does seem you do not have Java installed, so that is what you need to address.
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### Author:  [@shrikantgulia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shrikantgulia)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-install-java-in-your-path-or-set-java-home-while-running-logstash/155114/3 "2018-11-02T07:35:06Z")
Hello @Christian_Dahlqvist
Thankyou for the response
I have installed Java and its showing with the command echo $JAVA\_HOME
Best Regards
Shrikant
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2018, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-install-java-in-your-path-or-set-java-home-while-running-logstash/155114/4 "2018-11-02T07:38:56Z")
Is that environment variable available for the user running Elasticsearch?
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### Author:  [@shrikantgulia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shrikantgulia)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2018, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-install-java-in-your-path-or-set-java-home-while-running-logstash/155114/5 "2018-11-02T08:08:14Z")
how to check that?
i am also having ELK version 6.2 installed and everything is working fine for 6.2
and I am facing the issue in ELK version 5.3
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### Author:  [@balumurari1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balumurari1)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-install-java-in-your-path-or-set-java-home-while-running-logstash/155114/6 "2018-11-16T12:06:42Z")
Hello,
Open your command prompt and write,
java -version,
if it displays java8 version, then you have set the path correctly.
hope this helps you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-install-java-in-your-path-or-set-java-home-while-running-logstash/155114/7 "2018-12-14T12:06:59Z")
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