Hi,
Current development version of papermc requires java version 25. The docker image only ships with 21.
$ java --version
openjdk 21.0.10 2026-01-20
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 21.0.10+7-Ubuntu-124.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0.10+7-Ubuntu-124.04, mixed mode, sharing)
$ cat /app/log/console/pmcserver-console.log
Starting org.bukkit.craftbukkit.Main
Exception in thread "ServerMain" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: org/bukkit/craftbukkit/Main has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 69.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 65.0
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:1027)
at java.base/java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:150)
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:524)
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:427)
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:421)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:714)
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:420)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:593)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:526)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:536)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:515)
at io.papermc.paperclip.Paperclip.lambda$main$0(Paperclip.java:38)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1583)
Workaround: temporarily, just upgrade to openjdk25.
$ apt install openjdk-25-jre-headless
But at next restart of the docker image, the newer java version will be gone.
Hi,
Current development version of papermc requires java version 25. The docker image only ships with 21.
Workaround: temporarily, just upgrade to openjdk25.
But at next restart of the docker image, the newer java version will be gone.