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 # Running the server and client
 
 ### Prerequisites
-* [JDK-8u202](https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/java/jdk/8u202-b08/)
+* JDK-8u202 ([mirror link since Oracle required an account to download old builds](https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/java/jdk/8u202-b08/))
 * Mongodb (recommended 4.0+)
 * Fiddler Classic