# firebase-tools no longer supports Java version before 11. Please upgrade to Java version 11 or above to continue using the emulators

When staring the Firebase Local Emulator with this command:

```
firebase emulators:start
```

This error can appear:

```
⬢  emulators: firebase-tools no longer supports Java version before 11. Please upgrade to Java version 11 or above to continue using the emulators.
i  emulators: Shutting down emulators.

Error: firebase-tools no longer supports Java version before 11. Please upgrade to Java version 11 or above to continue using the emulators.
```

The solution is to download a more recent version of Java from this page:

- [Java downloads page](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/)

More info here:

- [firebase-tools no longer supports Java version before 11. Please upgrade to Java version 11 or above to continue using the emulators](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72438409/firebase-tools-no-longer-supports-java-version-before-11-please-upgrade-to-java)