Build from sources

Table of contents

• Prerequisites
• Build steps

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with building DBeaver, ensure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

• Java 25: DBeaver currently uses OpenJDK 25 as the default Java Development Kit. Make sure you have JDK 25 or a newer version installed.

  Important: OpenJDK is an open-source version of Java. This means you do not need to purchase a separate Java license to use DBeaver.

• Maven: Used to build the project. Download it from the official Maven website.

• Git: Needed for cloning the DBeaver repository. If you do not have Git installed, visit the official Git website for download and installation instructions.

• Internet Access: Required for downloading dependencies and other necessary components during the build process.

Build steps

1. Create a folder for your repositories and navigate to it:

   mkdir dbvr-community && cd dbvr-community

2. Clone all required repositories into the same folder:

   git clone https://github.com/dbeaver/dbeaver-common.git
   git clone https://github.com/dbeaver/dbeaver.git
   git clone https://github.com/dbeaver/dbvr.git
   git clone https://github.com/dbeaver/idea-rcp-launch-config-generator.git
   git clone https://github.com/dbeaver/dbeaver-osgi-common.git

   Note: all repositories must be in the same folder so the relative paths in the Maven build resolve correctly.

3. Navigate to the dbvr repository and build the product:

   cd dbvr
   mvn -f product/aggregate/pom.xml \
   -Dheadless-platform \
   -Pproduct-dbvr-ce \
   -Dbuild.all-environments \
   package

After the build process completes, the binaries can be found in the dbvr/product/community/target/products/ directory.