This information is only relevant if you're installing Confluence manually on a Windows server. If you're using the installer, you don't need to do this.
In most cases you should set the JRE_HOME environment variable, but if it is not set, Confluence will use JAVA_HOME.
If you didn't change the path during installation, it'll be something like
C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-11.0.17.8-hotspot\
or
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-17.0.4.1\
You can also type
where java
at the command prompt.
Do one of the following:
Windows 7
– Right click
My Computer
and select
Properties
>
Advanced
Windows 8
– Go to
Control Panel
>
System
>
Advanced System Settings
Windows 10
– Search for
Environment Variables
then select
Edit the system environment variables
Click the
Environment Variables
button.
Under
System Variables
, click
New
.
In the
Variable Name
field, enter either:
-
JAVA_HOME
if you installed the JDK (Java Development Kit)
or
-
JRE_HOME
if you installed the JRE (Java Runtime Environment)
In the
Variable Value
field, enter your JDK or JRE installation path.
Click
OK
and
Apply Changes
as prompted
You'll need to close and re-open any command windows that were open before you made these changes, as there's no way to reload environment variables from an active command prompt. If the changes don't take effect after reopening the command window, restart Windows.
Set the JAVA_HOME variable via the command line
If you would prefer to set the JAVA_HOME (or JRE_HOME) variable via the command line:
-
Open Command Prompt (make sure you Run as administrator so you're able to add a system environment variable).
-
Set the value of the environment variable to your JDK (or JRE) installation path as follows:
