Solr 5.x is compiled for Java7 bytecode, so it will definitely work on a Java 7 VM. It is Solr 6 which will be Java 8 only.
That said, I would advocate using Java 8. Especially as Java 7 is already publicly End of Life'd, starting a new project on Java 7 would seem short-sighted. On 19 January 2016 at 14:41, Novin Novin <toe.al...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Is this highly recommended java 8 with solr 5.x, because solr 5.x code is > compiled with java 8 > or it would be ok with java 7 but also could cause performance . > > Thanks > Novin >