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Asked: 2026-05-16T22:53:34+00:00

If I wanted to create a commercial web-project (like e.g. facebook) with a Java

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If I wanted to create a commercial web-project (like e.g. facebook) with a Java backend (created with the Java SDK) which generates a “normal” HTML frontend, would I have to purchase a commercial license from SUN/Oracle?

Or does this only apply to applications written in Java which are directly being shipped to a customer?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I contacted Oracle and a consultant explained it to me like this:

    • Both, Java JDK and JRE are free to use in a web project as described in my initial post.
    • Oracle/SUN earns money by giving support for their products (e.g. Glassfish, which is also free to use)
    • They also offer a cloud-based hosting solution for (Java) applications, which also costs.
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