Updated for JDK 17

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 # Installation
 
+**Note: The Dockerized versions of MegaMek have Sentry reporting ENABLED by default.**
+
 These are basic instructions for getting a dedicated server up and running
 using a hosting provider. Does NOT require adjusting your own router or
 firewall settings. These are at a basic to intermediate level. **Familiarity
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ referral will credit me (TapEnvy.us, LLC) $25 USD AFTER you've spent $25.
 > `What is the project?` (or however it's phrased).
 
 If unfamiliar with initial server setup, please check out
-[Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 22.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-22-04)
+[Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 24.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-24-04)
 for setting up the initial user that we'll be using for MegaMek.
 
 After you've done the initial server setup, follow along using the created
@@ -48,8 +50,7 @@ user.
 
 ## Server Requirements (recommended for most)
 
-* Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
-* OpenJDK 11 LTS
+* Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
 * 1 vCPU
 * 1GB RAM
 * 25G HDD
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ user.
 
 Make sure you have a non-privileged user created with sudo privileges and you
 can login as said user. You do NOT want to run MegaMek as the `root` user for
-security reasons. If not user how to do this, follow this tutorial for Ubuntu 20.04 -
-[Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 22.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-22-04).
+security reasons. If not user how to do this, follow this tutorial -
+[Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 24.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-24-04).
 
 ### System Updates and Docker
 

diff --git a/install.md b/install.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ referral will credit me (TapEnvy.us, LLC) $25 USD AFTER you've spent $25.
 > `What is the project?` (or however it's phrased).
 
 If unfamiliar with initial server setup, please check out
-[Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 22.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-22-04)
+[Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 24.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-24-04)
 for setting up the initial user that we'll be using for MegaMek.
 
 After you've done the initial server setup, follow along using the created
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ user.
 
 ## Server Requirements (recommended for most)
 
-* Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
-* OpenJDK 11 LTS
+* Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
+* OpenJDK 17 LTS
 * 1 vCPU
 * 1GB RAM
 * 25G HDD
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ user.
 
 Make sure you have a non-privileged user created with sudo privileges and you
 can login as said user. You do NOT want to run MegaMek as the `root` user for
-security reasons. If not user how to do this, follow this tutorial for Ubuntu 20.04 -
-[Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 22.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-22-04).
+security reasons. If not user how to do this, follow this tutorial -
+[Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 24.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-24-04).
 
 ### System Updates and Java
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ For OpenJDK, it's another quick command:
 
 ```bash
 # step 2
-sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk-headless
+sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk-headless
 ```
 
 This will install OpenJDK 11 for headless systems. This basically means for
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ For MekHQ 0.49.19.1:
 
 ```bash
 # step 5
-tar -zxvf mekhq-0.49.19.1.tar.gz
+tar -zxf mekhq-0.49.19.1.tar.gz
 ```
 
 To better understand what's going on, we are telling the `tar` command to

diff --git a/update.md b/update.md
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ to chain 3 commands together.
 sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y
 ```
 
+### Upgrading Java
+
+If you aren't already using OpenJDK 17 on your server, you'll need to run the
+following set of commands to get the correct version installed.
+
+```bash
+sudo apt uninstall openjdk-11-jdk-headless
+sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk-headless
+```
+
 ## Getting MegaMek
 
 Same as with the installation, we need to get a copy of the latest version onto
@@ -44,11 +54,11 @@ ls -lha
 >
 > This will return a listing of files and folders in the current directory.
 
-For MekHQ 0.49.17:
+For MekHQ 0.49.19.1:
 
 ```bash
 # step 3
-tar -zxvf mekhq-0.49.17.tar.gz
+tar -zxf mekhq-0.49.19.1.tar.gz
 ```
 
 To better understand what's going on, we are telling the `tar` command to
@@ -77,7 +87,7 @@ installation) then link the new version up with
 ```bash
 # step 5
 rm stable
-ln -s mekhq-0.49.17 stable
+ln -s mekhq-0.49.19.1 stable
 ```
 
 ## Start the new version