The JRE_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly", While Launching the Bamboo Server

Question

I Installed the JDK and JRE  and observed that.

C:\Windows\System32>echo %JAVA_HOME%
C:\Java\jdk-11.0.1\bin

C:\Windows\System32>echo %JRE_HOME%
C:\Java\jre-8u191\bin

When am trying to launch the Bamboo observed that..

The JRE_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly
This environment variable is needed to run this program

Please suggest how to get rid of this issue

Bamoo server version installed :  atlassian-bamboo-6.6.3-windows-x64

OS Detals: Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64 bit operating system

sai pokala · Answer

System variables:

JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-18.0.2.1\bin
JRE_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_341\bin

C:\Program Files\Bamboo>java -version
java version "18.0.2.1" 2022-08-18
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 18.0.2.1+1-1)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 18.0.2.1+1-1, mixed mode, sharing)

C:\Program Files\Bamboo>echo %JAVA_HOME%
C:\ProgramFiles\Java\jdk-18.0.2.1\bin

C:\Program Files\Bamboo>echo %JRE_HOME%
C:\ProgramFiles\Java\jre1.8.0_341\bin

getting below error

C:\Program Files\Bamboo>bin\start-bamboo.bat

To run Bamboo in the foreground, start the server with start-bamboo.bat /fg

Bamboo Data Center
Version : 8.2.5

If you encounter issues starting or stopping Bamboo Server, please see the Troubleshooting guide at https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/BAMBOO/Installing+Bamboo+on+Windows

The JRE_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly
This environment variable is needed to run this program

Thanks in advance

Clemens Schwarz · Answer

no spaces in there

Fabio Cardoso_ttuyjn · Answer

Facing the same issue:

JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_151
JRE_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_151