# Java server JRE or JRE?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-server-jre-or-jre/9019>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [September 6, 2014, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-server-jre-or-jre/9019 "2014-09-06T06:54:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-server-jre-or-jre/9019/1 "2014-09-06T06:54:42Z")

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From Orcale when can download 2 flavour of JRE : server or standart.  
Is it better to use the server JRE for Ignition Gateway server ???

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**Author:** ![R.Alamsha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@R.Alamsha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/R.Alamsha)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-server-jre-or-jre/9019/2 "2014-09-07T05:41:08Z")

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mazeyrat

Ignition needs only Java SE runtime. Visit this link …

## [oracle.com/technetwork/java/ … 33155.html](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html)

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1. [inductiveautomation.com/res … quickstart](https://www.inductiveautomation.com/resources/training/quickstart)

2. [inductiveautomation.com/support/usermanuals](https://www.inductiveautomation.com/support/usermanuals)

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**Author:** ![ccarruthers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@ccarruthers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ccarruthers)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-server-jre-or-jre/9019/3 "2018-02-08T15:41:31Z")

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I have the same question, but the answer seems ambiguous. We have a server running Windows 2012 R2. It is functioning as our Ignition gateway. Should we be running the standard JRE or the server JRE?

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**Author:** ![Sanderd17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sanderd17/32/8735_2.png) [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-server-jre-or-jre/9019/4 "2018-02-08T15:57:36Z")

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The standard JRE is a safe choice.

The Server JRE excludes some options found in the standard JRE. Mostly related to GUIs, though Ignitions GUI will probably still work fine with it.

IMO, the only reason to install the server JRE is if you distribute a lot of products with it installed. Then the reduced codebase (resulting in reduced space usage and reduced attack possibilities) can make it worth to test your product extensively with a non-standard JRE.

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**Author:** ![ccarruthers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@ccarruthers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ccarruthers)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-server-jre-or-jre/9019/5 "2018-02-21T15:33:28Z")

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It turns out that the IT dept of our large company is mandating that servers running java run the Java 9 Server JRE. Will this be compatible with Ignition?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-server-jre-or-jre/9019/6 "2018-02-21T15:50:43Z")

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Yes, it will be fine.