Install Java and a build tool to work with the Amazon SDK for Java 2.x

You need the following Java development environment requirements to work with SDK for Java 2.x:

Java 8 or later. The Amazon SDK for Java works with the Oracle Java SE Development Kit and with distributions of Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK) such as Amazon Corretto, Red Hat OpenJDK, and Adoptium.
A Maven-compatible build tools such as Apache Maven, Apache Ant with Ivy, Gradle, or IntelliJ.
- For information about how to install and use Maven, see https://maven.apache.org/.
- For information about how to install and use Apache Ivy, see https://ant.apache.org/ivy/.
- For information about how to install and use Gradle, see https://gradle.org/.
- For information about how to install and use IntelliJ IDEA, see https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/.

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Setting up

Set up an Apache Maven project