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I'd like to specify jdk for my WebStorm 8, but I can't find a place, where can I do it.

I installed jdk 1.7 and 1.8, specified JAVA_HOME, WEBIDE_HOME, but webstorm.exe still looking into ../jre folder.

Update OS - windows 7 x64

After restarting PC still used ../jre.

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  • isn't webstorm just for web developement? – Oliver Watkins Sep 22 '14 at 09:37
  • @OliverWatkins, yes, but this ide is written in java, so it needed jvm to run environment. By default it uses `../jre`, but I'd like t o override it with jdk – uladzimir Sep 22 '14 at 09:42
  • What do you see when you execute `SET` in console (cmd.exe)? If you have setup it correctly .. but IDE does not picks it up -- try logging off and on again (or just restart PC). – LazyOne Sep 22 '14 at 10:08
  • @LazyOne, After `SET` I see `WEBIDE_JDK=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_67` – uladzimir Sep 22 '14 at 11:06
  • Should work then -- it's the first environment variable it checks when searching for JDK (I'm checking it with PhpStorm .. but AFAIK it still uses the same variables in the same order: `WEBIDE_JDK, ..\jre, JDK_HOME, JAVA_HOME`). – LazyOne Sep 22 '14 at 11:11
  • If it does not pick it up .. and you have already tried restarting your PC .. then I may only suggest this "trick": just delete (or rename) bundled `jre` folder -- launcher will keep looking for other variables. – LazyOne Sep 22 '14 at 11:12
  • One Q though: Do you have 32 bit OS? Possibly (based on the java path you gave earlier) you are trying to use 64-bit Java with 32-bit launcher? – LazyOne Sep 22 '14 at 11:14
  • @LazyOne, I have windows 7 x64 and tried jdk7 and 8 x64. I also tried to rename jre folder, but have a message like `jdk not found' – uladzimir Sep 22 '14 at 12:21
  • So -- you have installed x64 bit Java, right? 1) Which java version do you WANT it to use: 32-bit or 64-bit? 2) What file do you launch -- `WebStorm.exe` or what? – LazyOne Sep 22 '14 at 12:32
  • @LazyOne, I use WebStorm.exe. I have installed 64-bit version of jdk – uladzimir Sep 22 '14 at 12:34
  • OK -- I'm downloading WebStorm now to check something (since it could be different from PhpStorm which I'm using). Give me like 5-10 mins – LazyOne Sep 22 '14 at 12:35

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To run IDE using 64-bit JDK you have to launch IDE using WebStorm64.exe file instead of default WebStorm.exe.

Small "problem" is: WebStorm v8 does not contain *64.exe file as part of the distribution package -- it only available in v9 (currently in EAP stage).

To run v8 using 64-bit JDK you have to use .BAT file (WebStorm.bat) to launch IDE: http://devnet.jetbrains.com/thread/450063

Related/Kind-of-similar (for PhpStorm): https://stackoverflow.com/a/25546908/783119

P.S. Selecting the JDK version the IDE will run under

https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/entries/23455956-Selecting-the-JDK-version-the-IDE-will-run-under

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