# Unable to setup Jenkins in Amazon EC2 instance

**URL:** <https://community.jenkins.io/t/unable-to-setup-jenkins-in-amazon-ec2-instance/37029>\
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**Created:** [May 26, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/unable-to-setup-jenkins-in-amazon-ec2-instance/37029 "2026-05-26T16:42:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Noor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@Noor](https://community.jenkins.io/u/Noor)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/unable-to-setup-jenkins-in-amazon-ec2-instance/37029/1 "2026-05-26T16:42:52Z")

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yum install java-17-amazon-corretto -y  
java -version  
sudo wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/jenkins.repo [https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat-stable/jenkins.repo](https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat-stable/jenkins.repo)  
sudo rpm --import [https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat-stable/jenkins.io-2023.key](https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat-stable/jenkins.io-2023.key)  
yum install jenkins -y  
systemctl status jenkins  
systemctl start jenkins  
systemctl status jenkins

Jenkins setup:

I’m getting error message like -

unable to lunch

× jenkins.service - Jenkins Continuous Integration Server Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/jenkins.service; disabled; preset:\> Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2026-05-26 12:45:52 UTC; 4min\> Process: 26880 ExecStart=/usr/bin/jenkins (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 26880 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) CPU: 84ms

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**Author:** ![mawinter69](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/mawinter69/32/1625_2.png) [@mawinter69](https://community.jenkins.io/u/mawinter69)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/unable-to-setup-jenkins-in-amazon-ec2-instance/37029/2 "2026-05-26T20:38:57Z")

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You will need Java 21 or 25 when you have current LTS 2.555.x