diff --git a/scripts/install_java.bat b/scripts/install_java.bat
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+:: This script will download and install the appropriate JDK for use with Bisq development.
+:: It will also configure it as the default system JDK.
+:: If you need to change to another default JDK for another purpose later, you just need to
+:: change the JAVA_HOME environment variable. For example, use the following command:
+::     setx /M JAVA_HOME "<JDK_PATH>"
+
+@echo off
+
+:: Ensure we have administrative privileges in order to install files and set environment variables
+>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"
+if '%errorlevel%' == '0' (
+    ::If no error is encountered, we have administrative privileges
+    goto GotAdminPrivileges
+)
+echo Requesting administrative privileges...
+echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadminprivileges.vbs"
+set params = %*:"=""
+echo UAC.ShellExecute "%~s0", "%params%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadminprivileges.vbs"
+"%temp%\getadminprivileges.vbs"
+exit /B
+:GotAdminPrivileges
+if exist "%temp%\getadminprivileges.vbs" ( del "%temp%\getadminprivileges.vbs" )
+pushd "%CD%"
+cd /D "%~dp0"
+
+title Install Java
+
+set jdk_version=11.0.2
+set jdk_filename=openjdk-%jdk_version%_windows-x64_bin
+set jdk_url=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk11/9/GPL/openjdk-11.0.2_windows-x64_bin.zip
+
+if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk\jdk-%jdk_version%" (
+    echo %PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk\jdk-%jdk_version% already exists, skipping install
+    goto SetEnvVars
+)
+
+echo Downloading required files to %TEMP%
+powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest %jdk_url% -OutFile $env:temp\%jdk_filename%.zip"
+
+echo Extracting and installing JDK to %PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk\jdk-%jdk_version%
+powershell -Command "Expand-Archive $env:temp\%jdk_filename%.zip -DestinationPath %TEMP%\openjdk-%jdk_version% -Force"
+md "%PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk"
+move "%TEMP%\openjdk-%jdk_version%\jdk-%jdk_version%" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk"
+
+echo Removing downloaded files
+rmdir /S /Q %TEMP%\openjdk-%jdk_version%
+del /Q %TEMP%\%jdk_filename%.zip
+
+:SetEnvVars
+echo Setting environment variables
+powershell -Command "[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('JAVA_HOME', '%PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk\jdk-%jdk_version%', 'Machine')"
+set java_bin=%%JAVA_HOME%%\bin
+echo %PATH%|find /i "%java_bin%">nul || powershell -Command "[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', '%PATH%;%java_bin%', 'Machine')"
+
+echo Done!
+pause
diff --git a/scripts/install_java.sh b/scripts/install_java.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# This script will download and install the appropriate JDK for use with Bisq development.
+# It will also configure it as the default system JDK.
+# If you need to change to another default JDK for another purpose later, you can use the
+# following commands and select the default JDK:
+# Linux:
+#     update-alternatives --config java
+#     update-alternatives --config javac
+# MacOS:
+#     echo 'export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/<ENTER_NEW_JDK>/Contents/Home' >>~/.bash_profile
+#     echo 'export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH' >>~/.bash_profile
+#     source ~/.bash_profile
+set -e
+
+unameOut="$(uname -s)"
+case "${unameOut}" in
+    Linux*)
+        JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-11.0.2
+        JDK_FILENAME=openjdk-11.0.2_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
+        JDK_URL=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk11/9/GPL/openjdk-11.0.2_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
+
+        # Determine which package manager to use depending on the distribution
+        declare -A osInfo;
+        osInfo[/etc/redhat-release]=yum
+        osInfo[/etc/arch-release]=pacman
+        osInfo[/etc/gentoo-release]=emerge
+        osInfo[/etc/SuSE-release]=zypp
+        osInfo[/etc/debian_version]=apt-get
+
+        for f in "${!osInfo[@]}"
+        do
+            if [[ -f $f ]]; then
+                PACKAGE_MANAGER=${osInfo[$f]}
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+
+        if [ ! -d "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
+            # Ensure curl is installed since it may not be
+            $PACKAGE_MANAGER -y install curl
+
+            curl -L -O $JDK_URL
+            mkdir -p $JAVA_HOME
+            tar -zxf $JDK_FILENAME -C $JAVA_HOME --strip 1
+            rm $JDK_FILENAME
+
+            update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java $JAVA_HOME/bin/java 2000
+            update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac $JAVA_HOME/bin/javac 2000
+        fi
+
+        update-alternatives --set java $JAVA_HOME/bin/java
+        update-alternatives --set javac $JAVA_HOME/bin/javac
+        ;;
+    Darwin*)
+        JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home
+        JDK_FILENAME=openjdk-11.0.2_osx-x64_bin.tar.gz
+        JDK_URL=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk11/9/GPL/openjdk-11.0.2_osx-x64_bin.tar.gz
+        if [ ! -d "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
+            if [[ $(command -v brew) == "" ]]; then
+                echo "Installing Homebrew"
+                /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
+            else
+                echo "Updating Homebrew"
+                brew update
+            fi
+
+            brew install curl
+            curl -L -O $JDK_URL
+            sudo mkdir /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.0.2.jdk | sudo bash
+            gunzip -c $JDK_FILENAME | tar xopf -
+            sudo mv jdk-11.0.2.jdk/* /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.0.2.jdk
+            sudo rmdir jdk-11.0.2.jdk
+            rm $JDK_FILENAME
+        fi
+
+        echo export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME >>~/.bash_profile
+        echo export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:"$PATH" >>~/.bash_profile
+        source "$HOME/.bash_profile"
+        ;;
+    *)
+esac
+java -version
diff --git a/scripts/install_java_linux.sh b/scripts/install_java_linux.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Install OpenJDK 11.0.2 on Linux
+
+set -eu
+
+# Download and install locations
+JDK_URL=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk11/9/GPL/openjdk-11.0.2_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
+JAVA_HOME_DIR=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-11.0.2
+
+alpine_openjdk_package=openjdk11
+alpine_openjdk_location=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk
+
+
+OS=$(uname)
+if [ "$OS" != Linux ]
+then
+    echo This script supports Linux only >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+PACKAGE_MANAGER=
+for tool in apk yum pacman emerge zypper apt-get dnf
+do
+    if command -v $tool >/dev/null
+    then
+        PACKAGE_MANAGER=$tool
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ -z "$PACKAGE_MANAGER" ]
+then
+    echo "Unknown OS" >&2
+fi
+
+missing=
+for cmd in curl tar gzip
+do
+    if ! command -v $cmd >/dev/null
+    then
+        missing="${missing+$missing }$cmd"
+        if [ "$cmd" = curl ]
+        then
+            missing="$missing ca-certificates"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+sudo_exec () {
+    if [ "${EID-500}" -eq 0 ] || [ "${HOME-/home}" = /root ]
+    then
+        "$@"
+    elif command -v sudo
+    then
+        sudo "$@"
+    else
+        echo "Can't execute with elevated priviliges: $*" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Install missing packages
+if [ -n "$missing" ]
+then
+    case "$PACKAGE_MANAGER" in
+        apk)
+            : no need to install missing packages, because
+            : we will install OpenJDK using apk
+            ;;
+        pacman)
+            sudo_exec pacman -Syy --noconfirm "$missing"
+            ;;
+        apt-get)
+            sudo_exec apt-get update
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+            sudo_exec apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends $missing
+            ;;
+        dnf|emerge|yum|zypper)
+            sudo_exec "$PACKAGE_MANAGER" update
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+            sudo_exec "$PACKAGE_MANAGER" install -y $missing
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "The following packages are missing from your system: $missing" >&2
+            echo "Please install these packages before proceeding" >&2
+            exit 1;
+            ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+if [ "$PACKAGE_MANAGER" = apk ]
+then
+    if sudo_exec apk add --no-cache ${alpine_openjdk_package}
+    then
+        echo "Installed Java to $alpine_openjdk_location"
+        echo "To start using 'javac', add $alpine_openjdk_location/bin to your PATH:"
+        echo "export PATH=$alpine_openjdk_location/bin:\$PATH"
+    fi
+    exit
+fi
+
+
+JDK_FILENAME=$(basename "$JDK_URL")
+tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+trap -- 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
+
+mkdir "$tmpdir/JAVA_HOME_DIR"
+curl -L -o "$tmpdir/$JDK_FILENAME" "$JDK_URL"
+tar -xf "$tmpdir/$JDK_FILENAME" -C "$tmpdir/JAVA_HOME_DIR" --strip-components=1
+
+if [ -d "$tmpdir/JAVA_HOME_DIR/bin" ]
+then
+    sudo_exec rm -rf "$JAVA_HOME_DIR"
+    sudo_exec mkdir -p "$(dirname "$JAVA_HOME_DIR")"
+    sudo_exec mv "$tmpdir/JAVA_HOME_DIR" "$JAVA_HOME_DIR"
+else
+    echo "Error extracting archive contents" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Java has been installed in $JAVA_HOME_DIR"
+
+if command -v update-alternatives >/dev/null
+then
+    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java "$JAVA_HOME_DIR/bin/java" 2000
+    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac "$JAVA_HOME_DIR/bin/javac" 2000
+    update-alternatives --set java "$JAVA_HOME_DIR/bin/java"
+    update-alternatives --set javac "$JAVA_HOME_DIR/bin/javac"
+
+    echo "and configured as the default JDK using 'update-alternatives'."
+    echo "If you need to change to another JDK later, you can do so like so:"
+    echo "    update-alternatives --config java"
+    echo "    update-alternatives --config javac"
+else
+    echo "To start using it, please set/update your 'JAVA_HOME' and 'PATH' environment variables like so:"
+    echo
+    echo "export JAVA_HOME=\"$JAVA_HOME_DIR\""
+    echo "export PATH=\"$JAVA_HOME_DIR/bin:\$PATH\""
+    echo
+    echo "Consider adding the above lines to one of your personal initialization files"
+    echo " like ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.profile, or similar."
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/install_java_macos.sh b/scripts/install_java_macos.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Install OpenJDK 11.0.2 on macOS
+
+set -eu
+
+# Download and install locations
+JDK_URL=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk11/9/GPL/openjdk-11.0.2_osx-x64_bin.tar.gz
+JAVA_HOME_DIR=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.0.2.jdk
+
+
+OS=$(uname)
+if [[ $OS != Darwin ]]
+then
+    echo This script supports macOS only >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+command -v curl >/dev/null || { echo "cURL is not available" >&2; exit 1; }
+command -v tar >/dev/null || { echo "tar is not available" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+sudo_exec () {
+    if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]
+    then
+        "$@"
+    else
+        sudo "$@"
+    fi
+}
+
+JDK_FILENAME=$(basename "$JDK_URL")
+
+tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+trap -- 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
+
+mkdir "$tmpdir/JAVA_HOME_DIR"
+curl -L -o "$tmpdir/$JDK_FILENAME" "$JDK_URL"
+tar -xf "$tmpdir/$JDK_FILENAME" -C "$tmpdir/JAVA_HOME_DIR" --strip-components=2
+
+if [[ -d "$tmpdir/JAVA_HOME_DIR/Contents" ]]
+then
+    sudo_exec rm -rf "$JAVA_HOME_DIR"
+    sudo_exec mkdir -p "$(dirname "$JAVA_HOME_DIR")"
+    sudo_exec mv "$tmpdir/JAVA_HOME_DIR" "$JAVA_HOME_DIR"
+else
+    echo "Error extracting archive contents" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Java has been installed in $JAVA_HOME_DIR"
+echo "To start using it, please set/update your 'JAVA_HOME' and 'PATH' environment variables like so:"
+echo
+echo "    export JAVA_HOME=\"$JAVA_HOME_DIR/Contents/Home\""
+echo "    export PATH=\"$JAVA_HOME_DIR/Contents/Home/bin:\$PATH\""
+echo
+echo "Consider adding the above lines to one of your personal initialization files."
+echo "(~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.profile, or similar)."
+
+export JAVA_HOME="$JAVA_HOME_DIR/Contents/Home"
+export PATH="$JAVA_HOME_DIR/Contents/Home/bin":$PATH