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Chapter 2. Installing the MTA extension for Visual Studio Code

You can install the MTA extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code).

Prerequisites

  • Java Development Kit (JDK) installed. MTA supports the following JDKs:

    • OpenJDK 11
    • Oracle JDK 11
  • 8 GB RAM
  • macOS installation: the value of maxproc must be 2048 or greater.

Procedure

  1. Set the environmental variable JAVA_HOME:

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    $ export JAVA_HOME=jdk11
  2. In VS Code, click the Extensions icon on the Activity bar to open the Extensions view.
  3. Enter Migration Toolkit for Applications in the Search field.

  4. Select the Migration Toolkit for Applications extension and click Install.

    The MTA extension icon ( MTA code extension ) is displayed on the Activity bar.

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