Install on macOS
Eliya targets Linux servers — macOS support is
developer-experience only, via SDKman. Native .pkg installers are a Phase 2
(post-seed) item, demand-gated.
Install via SDKman
SDKman is the recommended path on macOS. Works on both Intel and Apple Silicon (via Rosetta 2 today; native aarch64 builds are on the Phase 1 roadmap).
sdk install java 25.0.2-eliya
Copy
Don't have SDKman? sdkman.io/install. SDKman runs natively in zsh, bash, and fish.
Verify
java -version
Copy
Expected: OpenJDK Runtime Environment Eliya
(build 25.0.2+1-Eliya).
Positioning note
Eliya is server-first. macOS developer support exists so you can run
Dial locally against the Eliya runtime, not because macOS is a production target. Native
aarch64 builds for Apple Silicon are planned for Phase 1 (2026). Native .pkg
installers and a Homebrew tap are Phase 2 items, only if demand signal warrants them.
Eliya
Dial