Java Development Setup on Mac

Java Development Environment Setup on MacOs

Setup Steps

1. Create a development directory structure to work on Java programs
   • Open the terminal
   • Within your user home directory /Users/<user name>
   • Create a directory named devarea
     • mkdir devarea
   • Move into the devarea directory
     • cd devarea
   • Create the following directories
     • mkdir projects
     • mkdir repos
     • mkdir javaDev
2. Verify java is installed and the version
   • Open the terminal
   • Type the following command to view the java version
     • java --version
3. Verify the location of the java that is being used
   • Open the terminal to view the location of the java being used
   • Type the following command to
     • which java
4. If needed, manually install Java
   • https://mkyong.com/java/how-to-install-java-on-mac-osx/#manual-install-java-early-access-builds-on-macos
5. Set the JAVA_HOME variable that can be utilized by Maven and other Java development tools.
   • The JAVA_HOME variable is used by applications and commands to provide the location of the installed java to use.
   • Follow the steps listed in the following tutorial
     • The JAVA_HOME variable should reference (e.g., set to) the location of the java listed from the which java command.
     • https://mkyong.com/java/how-to-set-java_home-environment-variable-on-mac-os-x/
6. Install Maven and set the MAVEN_HOME variable
   • Install Maven within the javaDev directory created in Step 1.
   • Follow the steps listed in the following tutorial
   • https://mkyong.com/maven/install-maven-on-mac-osx/#install-maven-manually
7. Install Intellij Toolbox
   • Download from the following location:
     • https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/
8. Use Intellij Toolbox to install Intellij Idea
   • Download the regular version; Do not download the community
   • Set the license key for Intellij Idea