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 Installation
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-GitBucket requires **Java8**. You have to install it, if it is not already installed.
+GitBucket requires **Java 11**. You have to install it, if it is not already installed.
 
 1. Download the latest **gitbucket.war** from [the releases page](https://github.com/gitbucket/gitbucket/releases) and run it by `java -jar gitbucket.war`.
 2. Go to `http://[hostname]:8080/` and log in with ID: **root** / Pass: **root**.