Tanzu Application Catalog services

Bitnami package for Java

Last Updated March 07, 2025

What is Java?

Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

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TL;DR

docker run -it --name java bitnami/java

Docker Compose

docker run --name java REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/java:latest

Why use Bitnami Images?

  • Bitnami closely tracks upstream source changes and promptly publishes new versions of this image using our automated systems.
  • With Bitnami images the latest bug fixes and features are available as soon as possible.
  • Bitnami containers, virtual machines and cloud images use the same components and configuration approach - making it easy to switch between formats based on your project needs.
  • All our images are based on minideb -a minimalist Debian based container image that gives you a small base container image and the familiarity of a leading Linux distribution- or scratch -an explicitly empty image-.
  • All Bitnami images available in Docker Hub are signed with Notation. Check this post to know how to verify the integrity of the images.
  • Bitnami container images are released on a regular basis with the latest distribution packages available.

Looking to use Java in production? Try VMware Tanzu Application Catalog, the commercial edition of the Bitnami catalog.

Supported tags and respective Dockerfile links

Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags in our documentation page.

You can see the equivalence between the different tags by taking a look at the tags-info.yaml file present in the branch folder, i.e bitnami/ASSET/BRANCH/DISTRO/tags-info.yaml.

Subscribe to project updates by watching the bitnami/containers GitHub repo.

Deprecation Note (2022-01-21)

The prod tags has been removed; from now on just the regular container images will be released.

Deprecation Note (2020-08-18)

The formatting convention for prod tags has been changed:

  • BRANCH-debian-10-prod is now tagged as BRANCH-prod-debian-10
  • VERSION-debian-10-rX-prod is now tagged as VERSION-prod-debian-10-rX
  • latest-prod is now deprecated

Get this image

The recommended way to get the Bitnami Java Docker Image is to pull the prebuilt image from the Docker Hub Registry.

docker pull REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/java:latest

To use a specific version, you can pull a versioned tag. You can view the list of available versions in the Docker Hub Registry.

docker pull REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/java:[TAG]

If you wish, you can also build the image yourself by cloning the repository, changing to the directory containing the Dockerfile and executing the docker build command. Remember to replace the APP, VERSION and OPERATING-SYSTEM path placeholders in the example command below with the correct values.

git clone https://github.com/bitnami/containers.git
cd bitnami/APP/VERSION/OPERATING-SYSTEM
docker build -t REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/APP:latest .

Configuration

Running your Java jar or war

The default work directory for the Java image is /app. You can mount a folder from your host here that includes your Java jar or war, and run it normally using the java command.

docker run -it --name java -v /path/to/app:/app REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/java:latest \
  java -jar package.jar

or using Docker Compose:

java:
  image: REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/java:latest
  command: "java -jar package.jar"
  volumes:
    - .:/app

Further Reading:

Replace the default truststore using a custom base image

In case you are replacing the default minideb base image with a custom base image (based on Debian), it is possible to replace the default truststore located in the /opt/bitnami/java/lib/security folder. This is done by setting the JAVA_EXTRA_SECURITY_DIR docker build ARG variable, which needs to point to a location that contains a cacerts file that would substitute the originally bundled truststore. In the following example we will use a minideb fork that contains a custom cacerts file in the /bitnami/java/extra-security folder:

  • In the Dockerfile, replace FROM docker.io/REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/minideb:latest to use a custom image, defined with the MYJAVAFORK:TAG placeholder:
- FROM REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/minideb:latest
+ FROM MYFORK:TAG
  • Run docker build setting the value of JAVA_EXTRA_SECURITY_DIR. Remember to replace the MYJAVAFORK:TAG placeholder.
docker build --build-arg JAVA_EXTRA_SECURITY_DIR=/bitnami/java/extra-security -t MYJAVAFORK:TAG .

Maintenance

Upgrade this image

Bitnami provides up-to-date versions of Java, including security patches, soon after they are made upstream. We recommend that you follow these steps to upgrade your container.

Step 1: Get the updated image

docker pull REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/java:latest

or if you’re using Docker Compose, update the value of the image property to REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/java:latest.

Step 2: Remove the currently running container

docker rm -v java

or using Docker Compose:

docker-compose rm -v java

Step 3: Run the new image

Re-create your container from the new image.

docker run --name java REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/java:latest

or using Docker Compose:

docker-compose up java

Notable Changes

1.8.252-debian-10-r0, 11.0.7-debian-10-r7, and 15.0.1-debian-10-r20

  • Java distribution has been migrated from AdoptOpenJDK to OpenJDK Liberica. As part of VMware, we have an agreement with Bell Software to distribute the Liberica distribution of OpenJDK. That way, we can provide support & the latest versions and security releases for Java.

Using docker-compose.yaml

Please be aware this file has not undergone internal testing. Consequently, we advise its use exclusively for development or testing purposes.

If you detect any issue in the docker-compose.yaml file, feel free to report it or contribute with a fix by following our Contributing Guidelines.

Contributing

We’d love for you to contribute to this Docker image. You can request new features by creating an issue or submitting a pull request with your contribution.

Issues

If you encountered a problem running this container, you can file an issue. For us to provide better support, be sure to fill the issue template.

License

Copyright © 2025 Broadcom. The term “Broadcom” refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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