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Install OpenJDK for Windows

FileCloud now fully supports OpenJDK 17 or higher instead of Oracle Java.

  • Java Development Kit (JDK) consists of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) along with tools to compile and debug Java code for developing Java applications. 

  • OpenJDK is an open source implementation of the Java Standard Edition platform with contributions from Oracle and the open Java community.

  • OpenJDK is the official reference implementation for Java Standard Edition from Java SE 7.

  • OpenJDK is released under license GPL v2 wherein Oracle JDK is licensed under Oracle Binary Code License Agreement.

  • Oracle JDK’s build process builds from OpenJDK source code.

light bulb on If you already have OpenJDK 17 or higher installed, you can skip the following steps.

To install OpenJDK for Windows:

1. Install OpenJDK.

To install OpenJDK:

  1.  Download Open JDK 17 from https://jdk.java.net/archive/ .

  2. Create a new folder in the C: drive.
    (In the example screenshot, jdk-17 is the name of the new folder.)

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  3. Extract the Open JDK file you downloaded into the new folder.

2. Set the JAVA_HOME path and add the bin path

Setting the path and environment variables will differ depending on the version of Windows you have on your computer. These instructions were designed for Windows 11.

warning   Administrator privileges are required to modify the path and environment variables.

To set the JAVA_Home path and add the bin path:

  1. Open the Windows Control Panel.

  2. Enter environment variables in the search bar.

  3. Click Edit the system environment variables.
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  4. In the System Properties dialog box, click Environment Variables.

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    The Environment Variables dialog box opens.

  5. Edit or create the JAVA_HOME variable and set it to your jdk folder address.

    • If you do not see the JAVA_HOME variable listed under System variables:

      1. Below the System variables window, click New.

      2. In the New System Variable dialog box:

      3. In Variable name enter JAVA_HOME.

      4. In Variable value, enter the address of the folder you created for jdk.

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      5. Click OK.

    • If you see the JAVA_HOME variable listed under System variables:

      1. In the System variables box, click JAVA_HOME, and then click Edit.
        The Edit System Variable dialog box opens.

      2. Change Variable value to the address of the folder you created for jdk, and click OK.

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    • If the value appears correctly in the Environment Variables dialog box, click OK.

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  6. Now add the bin path to the Path variable.

    • Click and edit the Path variable which also appears in System variables:

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    • In the Edit environment variable dialog box, add the OpenJDK bin path. It is the JAVA_HOME path with \bin appended to the end, for example:
      C:\jdk-17\bin

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      Click OK in each dialog box until you exit the Windows Control Panel.


3. Use the FileCloud Control Panel to install Content Search

To install and start Content Search:

  1. Open the FileCloud Control Panel.

  2. Next to Content Search, click Install.

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  3. To start the Content Search service, click the Start button.

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