"SonarQube requires Java 11+ to run" for java 1.8.0_221

Question

I have downloaded SonarQube (7.9.x LTS (July 2019)).

I have java version "1.8.0_221" in 64bit windows machine. Environment variable JAVA_HOME is set to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221, path: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221\bin & C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_221\bin.

I encountered following error while running StartSonar.bat

jvm 1    | Wrapper (Version 3.2.3) http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.org
jvm 1    |   Copyright 1999-2006 Tanuki Software, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
jvm 1    |
jvm 1    |
jvm 1    | WrapperSimpleApp: Encountered an error running main: java.lang.IllegalStateException: SonarQube requires Java 11+ to run
jvm 1    | java.lang.IllegalStateException: SonarQube requires Java 11+ to run
jvm 1    |      at org.sonar.application.App.checkJavaVersion(App.java:93)
jvm 1    |      at org.sonar.application.App.start(App.java:56)
jvm 1    |      at org.sonar.application.App.main(App.java:98)
jvm 1    |      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
jvm 1    |      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
jvm 1    |      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
jvm 1    |      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
jvm 1    |      at org.tanukisoftware.wrapper.WrapperSimpleApp.run(WrapperSimpleApp.java:240)
jvm 1    |      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
wrapper  | <-- Wrapper Stopped
Press any key to continue . . .

I have tried to implement solutions that I found in various blogs,but still no luck. I tried by making changes in wrapper.conf file at command

wrapper.java.command=java

or

wrapper.java.command=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221\bin\java

as well as

wrapper.java.command=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221\bin\java

Please suggest solution for this issue. Note: I am running StartSonar.bat without admin permission don't know if it has any impact.

Answer 1

Install JDK version 11 (download from https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk11-downloads-5066655.html). If the download link not working, google "JDK 11 download".

and change the value for the line below in <sonar>\conf\wrapper.conf:

wrapper.java.command=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.6\bin\java

Answer 2

Please follow the below steps:

1. First you need to download and install java 11 as SonarQube requires java 11 as the support platform.

2. If you have not set the default java path environment to jdk 11 (if you have another java version, i.e. jdk 1.8 set as default java path in your system), then you need to follow the below step, (Otherwise you don't need this configuration and you can just run)

   • Go to the SonarQube folder path and open the "wrapper.conf" file inside the "conf" folder.

   • Just comment the default java configuration and set new java 11 path configuration as below,

     
      #wrapper.java.command=java
      wrapper.java.command=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.7\bin\java
     
     

     (note: please copy the java 11 path from your machine , don't copy the above sample path)

Now you should be able to run successfully.

Answer 3

Please follow the below steps:

1. First you need to download and install java 11 as SonarQube requires java 11 as the support platform.

2. If you have not set the default java path environment to jdk 11 (if you have another java version, i.e. jdk 1.8 set as default java path in your system), then you need to follow the below step, (Otherwise you don't need this configuration and you can just run)

   • Go to the SonarQube folder path and open the "wrapper.conf" file inside the "conf" folder.

   • Just comment the default java configuration and set new java 11 path configuration as below,

     
      #wrapper.java.command=java
      wrapper.java.command=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.7\bin\java
     
     

     (note: please copy the java 11 path from your machine , don't copy the above sample path)

Now you should be able to run successfully.

Answer 4

It's explicit in the "Release 7.9 LTS Upgrade Notes" announcement SonarQube upgrade notes

The SonarQube server now requires Java 11.

There's no possible workaround, but this concern only the SonarQube server part, not the machines that analyze your projects on which you may continue to use Java 8 (using sonar-scanner, maven, gradle, ...).