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.
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