Updating to Java 17

Updating to Java 17

Note

In a future release, Grim will require Java 17 to run and will not offer Java 8 compatibility builds. This aligns with ViaVersion 5.0.0+ requiring Java 17.

See https://docs.papermc.io/misc/java-install on how to update your Java version.

Minecraft 1.8

Even Minecraft 1.8 is able to run on Java 17.

At this point you should be using an actively maintained 1.8 Paper fork, which should support Java 17.

Other versions

Some older versions require the Paper.IgnoreJavaVersion system property to be set (-DPaper.IgnoreJavaVersion=true as a startup flag), but run perfectly fine using Java 17.