# Confused on version and installing Java JDK for Mac to support Enterprise for OnLine learning class **URL:** \ **Category:** Installation\ **Tags:** mac\ **Created:** [March 26, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/confused-on-version-and-installing-java-jdk-for-mac-to-support-enterprise-for-online-learning-class/6077 "2019-03-26T17:35:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bbrown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/bbrown/32/11150_2.png) [@bbrown](https://community.neo4j.com/u/bbrown)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/confused-on-version-and-installing-java-jdk-for-mac-to-support-enterprise-for-online-learning-class/6077/1 "2019-03-26T17:35:25Z")
Trying to take the on-line course for managing Neo4j and it wants me to have Enterprise installed. That requires Java JDK to be installed on my Mac. Not a Java user I am totally confused by the Java versions and then how to install on Mac without breaking the Mac. Is there a set of instructions for how to do this? Otherwise, I am fine just using Neo4j Desktop for learning. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_bowman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/andrew_bowman/32/73_2.png) [@andrew\_bowman](https://community.neo4j.com/u/andrew_bowman)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/confused-on-version-and-installing-java-jdk-for-mac-to-support-enterprise-for-online-learning-class/6077/2 "2019-03-26T17:36:45Z")
Neo4j Desktop includes a developer-licensed version of Neo4j Enterprise, so you're fine to use that as-is. ---
**Author:** ![bbrown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/bbrown/32/11150_2.png) [@bbrown](https://community.neo4j.com/u/bbrown)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/confused-on-version-and-installing-java-jdk-for-mac-to-support-enterprise-for-online-learning-class/6077/3 "2019-03-26T17:58:17Z")
Ok, but where do I find it? I have the Neo4j Desktop.app file, but cannot find file loctions as shown in 4.2 of Operations manual. Buried in /Users/bbrown/Library/Application Support/Neo4j Desktop I have installation-3.5.3 and the bin folder. If I try \* `sudo bin/neo4j start` then I get 'Unable to find any JVMs matching version "1.8".' So in the module Module: Managing a Neo4j Database, I am stuck on Managing a Neo4j Instance. Am I in the wrong place? ---
**Author:** ![nasser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/nasser/32/4404_2.png) [@nasser](https://community.neo4j.com/u/nasser)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/confused-on-version-and-installing-java-jdk-for-mac-to-support-enterprise-for-online-learning-class/6077/4 "2019-05-15T02:31:55Z")
I'm having the same problem. still can't start community edition on my mac, any luck with this? I installed Java 1.8 but still same error. ---
**Author:** ![david.strayhorn4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/david.strayhorn4/32/4441_2.png) [@david.strayhorn4](https://community.neo4j.com/u/david.strayhorn4)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/confused-on-version-and-installing-java-jdk-for-mac-to-support-enterprise-for-online-learning-class/6077/5 "2019-11-26T22:25:09Z")
I had this problem when trying to install the Enterprise version for the Administration tutorial on my mac, i.e. I got 'Unable to find any JVMs matching version "1.8".' at the ./bin/neo4j console step. I installed the latest Java SE Development kit, which was 13.0.1, and got the same error. After a little searching I found some sources saying I needed version 8u231 so I installed Java SE Development Kit 8u231 from here: > **[Obtenha as informações técnicas de produto mais recentes da Oracle](https://www.oracle.com/br/technical-resources/)** > > Os Recursos Técnicos da Oracle fornecem serviços e recursos para ajudar desenvolvedores, DBAs e arquitetos a criar, implementar, gerenciar e otimizar aplicativos and this seemed to have solved the problem. I did have to make an account at Oracle to do the 8u231 download (but not the 13.0.1 download), not sure why. It would be helpful if the tutorial would include a section on installing Java for us mac users who haven't used Java before. I would also be curious to know why an old version is needed. Is this just an artifact that's going to go away at some point? ---
**Author:** ![jamesmthornton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/jamesmthornton/32/7214_2.png) [@jamesmthornton](https://community.neo4j.com/u/jamesmthornton)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/confused-on-version-and-installing-java-jdk-for-mac-to-support-enterprise-for-online-learning-class/6077/6 "2020-04-14T12:37:39Z")
Thanks, David. Installing JDK 8 worked for me as well.