# Openhab problems connecting through myopenhab with Java 8

**URL:** <https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/openhab-problems-connecting-through-myopenhab-with-java-8/1232>\
**Category:** OpenHAB\
**Created:** [10 August 2016 11:06 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/openhab-problems-connecting-through-myopenhab-with-java-8/1232 "2016-08-10T11:06:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![bernamorillo](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@bernamorillo](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/bernamorillo)\
**Post date:** [10 August 2016 11:06 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/openhab-problems-connecting-through-myopenhab-with-java-8/1232/1 "2016-08-10T11:06:51Z")

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Since 1 August of 2016 if somebody want to connect openhab through myopenhab application must to upgrade Java 8 in the EmonPi Linux S.O.

The methodology to do that properly is described here:

> **[My.openhab.org is online // iOS app doesn't show sitemap -\> Solution: Java...](https://community.openhab.org/t/my-openhab-org-is-online-ios-app-doesnt-show-sitemap-solution-java-update/12858/5)**
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> I’m glad I’m not the only one… Thanks for investigating @belovictor!

If you connect it through DDNS everything will be ok even without this upgrade.

Good luck!

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**Author:** ![glyn.hudson](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/glyn.hudson/32/35003_2.png) [@glyn.hudson](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/glyn.hudson)\
**Post date:** [28 September 2016 10:29 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/openhab-problems-connecting-through-myopenhab-with-java-8/1232/2 "2016-09-28T10:29:34Z")

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Thanks! Instructions to update have been added to OpenEnergyMonitor openhab readme.

Java 8 will be included in the next [emonSD (pre-built SD card image)](https://github.com/openenergymonitor/emonpi/wiki/emonSD-pre-built-SD-card-Download-%26-Change-Log/) release.

> <https://github.com/openenergymonitor/oem_openHab/blob/master/Readme.md#install-java>

```auto
sudo su
echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu xenial main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list
echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu xenial main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list
apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys EEA14886
apt-get update
apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
exit

```