Error: DynamoDB local error spawn java ENOENT

Answered by Rafal Wilinski
What's Causing This Error
This error is caused when the DynamoDB Local service cannot locate the Java executable. This can be caused by several issues, such as:
- Java is not installed on the machine.
- Java is installed, but the environment variable
JAVA_HOME
is not set or is set incorrectly. - An incorrect version of Java is being used.
- Java executable is not in the system PATH variable.
Solution: Here's How To Resolve It
To solve this error, you can take the following steps:
- Verify that Java is installed on your machine. You can check this by running the command
java -version
in the command line. - Check that the environment variable
JAVA_HOME
is set correctly and points to the correct installation of Java. - Verify that the version of Java being used is compatible with the version of DynamoDB Local.
- Verify that the Java executable is in the system PATH variable.
- If the issue persists, you may contact AWS support for further assistance.
- Additionally, you can use CloudWatch logs to check the logs and troubleshoot the issue.
- It's important to ensure that Java is installed correctly, the environment variable
JAVA_HOME
is set correctly, and the version of Java being used is compatible with DynamoDB Local.
Other Common DynamoDB Errors (with Solutions)
- dynamodb cannot create preexisting table
- cannot find module 'dynamodb-doc'
- Unable to start DynamoDB Local process
- ValidationException: Invalid KeyConditionExpression: Attribute name is a reserved keyword;
- 'dynamodb' object has no attribute 'table'
- Error ValidationException: One or more parameter values were invalid: Type mismatch for key X expected: S actual: M
- dynamodb query not returning the full item
- dynamodb system errors metric
- error updating dynamodb table time to live
- AWS DynamoDB CredentialsError: Missing credentials in config
- appsync dynamodb not seeing all fields
- dynamodb throttle error code
- dynamodb unable to find storage information for property
- dynamodb condition does not exist
- is not authorized to perform dynamodb:* on resource
Tired of switching accounts and regions? Use Dynobase.
Try 7-day free trial. No strings attached.
Product Features
DynamoDB Tools
DynamoDB Info
© 2025 Dynobase