# The documentation does not seem to document the minimum JDK runtime requirement for \`org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-sql-jdbc\`

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-documentation-does-not-seem-to-document-the-minimum-jdk-runtime-requirement-for-org-elasticsearch-plugin-x-pack-sql-jdbc/372078>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** runtime-fields\
**Created:** [December 17, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-documentation-does-not-seem-to-document-the-minimum-jdk-runtime-requirement-for-org-elasticsearch-plugin-x-pack-sql-jdbc/372078 "2024-12-17T15:25:39Z")\
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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:** [January 10, 2025, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-documentation-does-not-seem-to-document-the-minimum-jdk-runtime-requirement-for-org-elasticsearch-plugin-x-pack-sql-jdbc/372078/3 "2025-01-10T08:18:42Z")

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I don't understand. The plugin runs inside Elasticsearch so it uses the JVM provided by Elasticsearch.  
It's not meant to be reused anywhere else.

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