I also getting issues with installing Forge serve
i also try to remove 5 time java nd reinstall
when i select forge server they said Failed to download version manifest, can not find server jar URL.
how i fix this
JVM info: Eclipse Adoptium - 17.0.1 - 17.0.1+12
java.net.preferIPv4Stack=true
Found java version 17.0.1
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Considering minecraft server jar
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.Alert.createSSLException(Alert.java:131)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:370)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:313)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:308)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T13CertificateConsumer.checkServerCerts(CertificateMessage.java:1357)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T13CertificateConsumer.onConsumeCertificate(CertificateMessage.java:1232)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T13CertificateConsumer.consume(CertificateMessage.java:1175)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLHandshake.consume(SSLHandshake.java:396)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(HandshakeContext.java:480)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(HandshakeContext.java:458)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.dispatch(TransportContext.java:200)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLTransport.decode(SSLTransport.java:172)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.decode(SSLSocketImpl.java:1500)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readHandshakeRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:1415)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:450)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:421)
at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.afterConnect(HttpsClient.java:580)
at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.java:183)
at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream0(HttpURLConnection.java:1665)
at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1589)
at java.base/java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(HttpURLConnection.java:529)
at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getResponseCode(HttpsURLConnectionImpl.java:308)
at net.minecraftforge.installer.DownloadUtils.getConnection(DownloadUtils.java:243)
at net.minecraftforge.installer.DownloadUtils.downloadManifest(DownloadUtils.java:307)
at net.minecraftforge.installer.json.Util.getVanillaVersion(Util.java:73)
at net.minecraftforge.installer.actions.ServerInstall.run(ServerInstall.java:86)
at net.minecraftforge.installer.InstallerPanel.run(InstallerPanel.java:423)
at net.minecraftforge.installer.SimpleInstaller.launchGui(SimpleInstaller.java:175)
at net.minecraftforge.installer.SimpleInstaller.main(SimpleInstaller.java:147)
Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doBuild(PKIXValidator.java:439)
at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.engineValidate(PKIXValidator.java:306)
at java.base/sun.security.validator.Validator.validate(Validator.java:264)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkTrusted(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:231)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:132)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T13CertificateConsumer.checkServerCerts(CertificateMessage.java:1341)
... 24 more
Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
at java.base/sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.build(SunCertPathBuilder.java:141)
at java.base/sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.engineBuild(SunCertPathBuilder.java:126)
at java.base/java.security.cert.CertPathBuilder.build(CertPathBuilder.java:297)
at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doBuild(PKIXValidator.java:434)
... 29 more
Failed to download version manifest, can not find server jar URL.