How to set JAVA_HOME in Bamboo installation folder
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Summary
Normally JAVA_HOME environment variable is set at the operating system level or user profile level like the article Setting JAVA_HOME.
This article covers that if you prefer to manage the JDK that is used at the Installation folder level, and not within the user/OS environment you can follow the below steps.
Environment
All supported versions of Bamboo.
Solution
Add a line in the $BAMBOO_INSTALL/bin/setenv.sh/bat to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable and make sure that it is a supported version on the Supported platforms page.
The example below shows how the JAVA_HOME is set.
setenv.sh
#!/bin/sh
#
# One way to set the Bamboo HOME path is here via this variable. Simply uncomment it and set a valid path like /bamboo/home. You can of course set it outside in the command terminal. That will also work.
#
#BAMBOO_HOME=""
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/temurin-11-jdk-arm64Please check the additional references below.