- The environment variable JETTY_HOME should be set to the installation directory. Typically : JETTY_HOME=%%PREFIX%%/share/java/jetty-%%PORTVERSION%% export JETTY_HOME - The environment variable JAVA_HOME should be set to the Java installation directory. For instance : JAVA_HOME=%%PREFIX%%/jdk1.3.1 export JAVA_HOME - Running the Demo : $JETTY_HOME/bin/jetty.sh run Use a browser to access the Jetty demo site at : http://hostname:8080 or http://localhost:8080 (if the browser is running on the same machine)