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Question, for local environments we want to set a javahome in server.json.  However, in other environments we don't want/need to set it at all.  I can't set it to blank so how can I get around this without using something like .env in non local environments.

<@U072WJU0K> I'd not put anything in the `server.json` and then in your local `.env` file ONLY put
```box_server_jvm_javaHome=/path/to/it```

Then you'll only get that override locally, but you can use the same `server.json` in higher environments without it

That is using the feature of CommandBox that allows anything in your `server.json` to be overridden by convention with env vars
<https://commandbox.ortusbooks.com/embedded-server/configuring-your-server/env-var-overrides>

And for what it's worth, you mentioned
&gt; I can't set it to blank
but I'm not sure what you mean as overriding that setting to be blank should actually cause it to not be used.  So even though I still recommend what I mentioned above, it would also be possible for you to
• hard-code a `jvm.javaHome` path in your `server.json`
• Override it by setting `box_server_jvm_javaHome` to an empty string everywhere else

Or, for that matter, putting
```"javaHome" : "${MY_JAVA_HOME_PATH}"```
in the `server.json` and then having
```MY_JAVA_HOME_PATH=/path/to/it=/path/to/it```
defined only in your local `.env` file and on all other environments where it was undefined, it would just resolve to an empty string and be ignored

There's at least 3 ways to skin the cat :slightly_smiling_face: