Launching Burp Suite from the command line - Port Swigger

Summary: PortSwigger documents that Burp Suite, a Java application normally distributed through native platform installers, can also be run as a standalone .jar file from the command line using a Java Runtime Environment. Command line launch requires the user to manage their own Java installation, with Java 21 as the minimum version, and allows arguments such as -Xmx4g to assign 4GB of memory or --help to list available startup options.
Why it matters: Running Burp from the command line means your team owns Java installation and updates instead of relying on the bundled private runtime, and extensions written for Java versions above 21 may not run correctly on any Burp installation.

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Topics: Vulnerabilities & Patching
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