diff --git a/findJavaHome.js b/findJavaHome.js
index 2421daf6..461292e7 100644
--- a/findJavaHome.js
+++ b/findJavaHome.js
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
-require('find-java-home')(function(err, home){
-  if(err){
-    console.error("[node-java] "+err);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  process.stdout.write(home);
-});
+const os = require('os');
+const path = require('path');
+
+let platform = os.platform();
+if(platform == 'linux') {
+  const basePath = process.env.WORKSPACE || process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd();
+  const jdkPath = path.join(basePath, './jdk');
+
+  process.stdout.write(jdkPath);
+} else {
+  require('find-java-home')(function(err, home){
+    if(err){
+      console.error("[node-java] "+err);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    process.stdout.write(home);
+  });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/installJDK.js b/installJDK.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fafc13f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installJDK.js
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const os = require('os');
+const path = require('path');
+const request = require('request');
+
+const installerPath = 'https://github.com/frekele/oracle-java/releases/download/8u181-b13/';
+const jdkFolder = 'jdk1.8.0_181';
+
+const CURRENT_DIR = process.cwd();
+const DOWNLOAD_DIR = path.resolve(CURRENT_DIR, 'installer');
+
+let INSTALLER_FILE; 
+let deleteInstallerFile = false;
+let doesInstallerExist = false;
+let installerfileURL;
+
+let platform = os.platform();
+let arch = os.arch();
+
+const JAVA_HOME = platform == 'linux' ? (process.env.WORKSPACE || process.env.INIT_CWD || CURRENT_DIR) + '/jdk' : process.env.JAVA_HOME;
+
+function checkJDKExists() {
+    return fs.existsSync(JAVA_HOME + '/bin/javac');
+}
+
+function installJDK() {
+    let fileName = getInstallerFile();
+    installerfileURL = installerPath + fileName;
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(DOWNLOAD_DIR)) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(DOWNLOAD_DIR);
+    }
+    
+    mkSubDirByPathSync(JAVA_HOME);
+
+    INSTALLER_FILE = path.resolve(DOWNLOAD_DIR, fileName);
+
+    fs.stat(installerfileURL, function (err, stats) {
+        if (!err && stats.isFile()) {
+            INSTALLER_FILE = installerfileURL;
+
+            extractTargz();
+        } else if(fs.existsSync(INSTALLER_FILE)) {
+            console.log("JDK installer already exists, skipping download...")
+            doesInstallerExist = true;
+            extractTargz();
+        } else {
+            downloadJDK();
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function mkSubDirByPathSync(targetDir, { isRelativeToScript = false } = {}) {
+    const sep = path.sep;
+    const initDir = path.isAbsolute(targetDir) ? sep : '';
+    const baseDir = isRelativeToScript ? __dirname : '.';
+
+    const subDirectories = targetDir.split(sep);
+    subDirectories.pop();
+  
+    return subDirectories.reduce((parentDir, childDir) => {
+        const curDir = path.resolve(baseDir, parentDir, childDir);
+        try {
+            fs.mkdirSync(curDir);
+        } catch (err) {
+            if (err.code === 'EEXIST') { // curDir already exists!
+                return curDir;
+            }
+    
+            // To avoid `EISDIR` error on Mac and `EACCES`-->`ENOENT` and `EPERM` on Windows.
+            if (err.code === 'ENOENT') { // Throw the original parentDir error on curDir `ENOENT` failure.
+                throw new Error(`EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '${parentDir}'`);
+            }
+    
+            const caughtErr = ['EACCES', 'EPERM', 'EISDIR'].indexOf(err.code) > -1;
+            if (!caughtErr || caughtErr && targetDir === curDir) {
+                throw err; // Throw if it's just the last created dir.
+            }
+        }
+        return curDir;
+    }, initDir);
+}
+
+function extractTargz() {
+    const targz = require('targz');
+    targz.decompress({src: INSTALLER_FILE, dest: DOWNLOAD_DIR}, function(err){
+        if(err) {
+            console.log(err);
+            // if was corrupted file, re-download installer and try again
+            if(doesInstallerExist) {
+                doesInstallerExist = false;
+                fs.unlink(INSTALLER_FILE, (err) => {
+                    if(err) {
+                        console.log(err);
+                        process.exit(1);
+                    }
+                    downloadJDK();
+                });
+            } else {
+                process.exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            console.log('Download and extraction of JDK completed successfully.');
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                const extractedPath = path.resolve(DOWNLOAD_DIR, jdkFolder);
+                fs.rename(extractedPath, JAVA_HOME, (err)=>{
+                    if(err) {
+                        console.log(err);
+                    } else {
+                        console.log(`JDK successfully installed to ${JAVA_HOME}.`);
+                        if(deleteInstallerFile) {
+                            removeInstallerFile();
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            }, 5000); // wait 5 seconds for files to be released
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function removeInstallerFile()
+{
+    fs.exists(INSTALLER_FILE, function(exists) 
+    {
+        if (exists) 
+        {
+            fs.unlinkSync(INSTALLER_FILE);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function downloadJDK() {
+    console.log('Downloading JDK from ' + installerfileURL + '...\n');
+
+    // Variable to save downloading progress
+    let received_bytes = 0;
+    let total_bytes = 0;
+
+    let outStream = fs.createWriteStream(INSTALLER_FILE);
+
+    request
+      .get(installerfileURL)
+            .on('error', function(err) {
+                console.log(err);
+            })
+            .on('response', function(data) {
+                total_bytes = parseInt(data.headers['content-length']);
+            })
+            .on('data', function(chunk) {
+                received_bytes += chunk.length;
+                //showDownloadingProgress(received_bytes, total_bytes);
+            })
+            .pipe(outStream);
+
+    deleteInstallerFile = true;
+    outStream.once('close', extractTargz)
+        .once('error', function (err) {
+            console.log(err);
+        });
+};
+
+function showDownloadingProgress(received, total) {
+    let percentage = ((received * 100) / total).toFixed(2);
+    process.stdout.write((platform == 'win32') ? "\033[0G": "\r");
+    process.stdout.write(percentage + "% | " + received + " bytes downloaded out of " + total + " bytes.");
+}
+
+function getInstallerFile() {
+    if(platform == 'win32') {
+        if(arch == 'x64') {
+        } else {
+        }
+    }
+    else if(platform == 'linux') 
+    {
+        console.log("Architecture = " + arch);
+        if(arch == 'x64') {
+            return 'jdk-8u181-linux-x64.tar.gz';
+        } else {
+            return 'jdk-8u181-linux-i586.tar.gz';
+        }
+    } 
+    else if(platform == 'darwin') 
+    {
+        if(arch == 'x64') {
+        }
+    }
+    throw(`${platform}:${arch} not supported`);
+}
+
+// only linux installation is currently supported
+if(platform == 'linux') {
+    if(!process.env.SKIP_BUILD_JAVA && !checkJDKExists()) {
+        installJDK();
+    }
+} else {
+    require('find-java-home')(function(err, home){
+        if(err) {
+            console.log(err);
+        } else {
+            console.log(home);
+        }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/isBuildRequired.js b/isBuildRequired.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23cd7b6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isBuildRequired.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+if(process.env.SKIP_BUILD_JAVA) {
+  process.exit(128);
+  
+} else {
+  const path = require('path');
+  const fs = require('fs');
+
+  const workspace = (process.env.WORKSPACE || process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd());
+  const bridgePath = path.resolve(workspace, './javabridge');
+
+  if (fs.existsSync(bridgePath)) {
+    process.exit(128);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/nodeJavaBridge.js b/lib/nodeJavaBridge.js
index 97d84e7c..90947524 100644
--- a/lib/nodeJavaBridge.js
+++ b/lib/nodeJavaBridge.js
@@ -1,23 +1,38 @@
 'use strict';
 
-process.env.PATH += require('../build/jvm_dll_path.json');
-
 var _ = require('lodash');
 var async = require('async');
 var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
+const os = require('os');
+
+const platform = os.platform();
+
+const baseDir = process.cwd();
+const jdkPathSource = path.join(baseDir, './javabridge/jvm_dll_path.json');
+const jvm_dll_path = require(jdkPathSource);
+
+// append working directory for linux, since that is the location of jdk
+if(platform == 'linux') {
+  const fullPath = path.join(baseDir, './jdk', jvm_dll_path);
+  process.env.PATH += path.delimiter + fullPath;
+} else {
+  process.env.PATH += path.delimiter + jvm_dll_path;
+}
+
 var binaryPath = null;
 try {
-  if(fs.statSync && fs.statSync(path.join(__dirname, "../build/Debug/nodejavabridge_bindings.node")).isFile()) {
-    binaryPath = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, "../build/Debug/nodejavabridge_bindings.node"));
+  if(fs.statSync && fs.statSync(path.join(baseDir, "./javabridge/Debug/nodejavabridge_bindings.node")).isFile()) {
+    binaryPath = path.resolve(path.join(baseDir, "./javabridge/Debug/nodejavabridge_bindings.node"));
     console.log('****** NODE-JAVA RUNNING IN DEBUG MODE ******');
   }
 } catch(e) {
   // do nothing fs.statSync just couldn't find the file
 }
 if (!binaryPath) {
-  binaryPath = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, "../build/Release/nodejavabridge_bindings.node"));
+  binaryPath = path.resolve(path.join(baseDir, "./javabridge/Release/nodejavabridge_bindings.node"));
 }
+
 var bindings = require(binaryPath);
 
 var java = module.exports = new bindings.Java();
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d20adac9..ee17b865 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
       "version": "5.5.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-5.5.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-c7Xuyj+rZT49P5Qis0GtQiBdyWU=",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "co": "^4.6.0",
         "fast-deep-equal": "^1.0.0",
@@ -41,16 +40,17 @@
       }
     },
     "asn1": {
-      "version": "0.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/asn1/-/asn1-0.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-2sh4dxPJlmhJ/IGAd36+nB3fO4Y=",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "0.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/asn1/-/asn1-0.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jxwzQpLQjSmWXgwaCZE9Nz+glAG01yF1QnWgbhGwHI5A6FRIEY6IVqtHhIepHqI7/kyEyQEagBC5mBEFlIYvdg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "safer-buffer": "~2.1.0"
+      }
     },
     "assert-plus": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/assert-plus/-/assert-plus-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-8S4PPF13sLHN2RRpQuTpbB5N1SU=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-8S4PPF13sLHN2RRpQuTpbB5N1SU="
     },
     "async": {
       "version": "2.6.1",
@@ -63,20 +63,17 @@
     "asynckit": {
       "version": "0.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/asynckit/-/asynckit-0.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-x57Zf380y48robyXkLzDZkdLS3k=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-x57Zf380y48robyXkLzDZkdLS3k="
     },
     "aws-sign2": {
       "version": "0.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-sign2/-/aws-sign2-0.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-tG6JCTSpWR8tL2+G1+ap8bP+dqg=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-tG6JCTSpWR8tL2+G1+ap8bP+dqg="
     },
     "aws4": {
-      "version": "1.7.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws4/-/aws4-1.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-32NDda82rhwD9/JBCCkB+MRYDp0oSvlo2IL6rQWA10PQi7tDUM3eqMSltXmY+Oyl/7N3P3qNtAlv7X0d9bI28w==",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "1.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws4/-/aws4-1.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ReZxvNHIOv88FlT7rxcXIIC0fPt4KZqZbOlivyWtXLt8ESx84zd3kMC6iK5jVeS2qt+g7ftS7ye4fi06X5rtRQ=="
     },
     "balanced-match": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
@@ -87,7 +84,6 @@
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt-pbkdf/-/bcrypt-pbkdf-1.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-pDAdOJtqQ/m2f/PKEaP2Y342Dp4=",
-      "dev": true,
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "tweetnacl": "^0.14.3"
@@ -99,6 +95,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-3/qRXczDi2Cdbz6jE+W3IflJOutRVica8frpBn14de1mBOkzDo+6tY33kNhvkw54Kn3PzRRD2VnGbGPcTAk4sw==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "bl": {
+      "version": "1.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bl/-/bl-1.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-e8tQYnZodmebYDWGH7KMRvtzKXaJHx3BbilrgZCfvyLUYdKpK1t5PSPmpkny/SgiTSCnjfLW7v5rlONXVFkQEA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "readable-stream": "^2.3.5",
+        "safe-buffer": "^5.1.1"
+      }
+    },
     "bluebird": {
       "version": "3.5.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bluebird/-/bluebird-3.5.1.tgz",
@@ -114,6 +119,25 @@
         "concat-map": "0.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "buffer-alloc": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-alloc/-/buffer-alloc-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CFsHQgjtW1UChdXgbyJGtnm+O/uLQeZdtbDo8mfUgYXCHSM1wgrVxXm6bSyrUuErEb+4sYVGCzASBRot7zyrow==",
+      "requires": {
+        "buffer-alloc-unsafe": "^1.1.0",
+        "buffer-fill": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "buffer-alloc-unsafe": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-alloc-unsafe/-/buffer-alloc-unsafe-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TEM2iMIEQdJ2yjPJoSIsldnleVaAk1oW3DBVUykyOLsEsFmEc9kn+SFFPz+gl54KQNxlDnAwCXosOS9Okx2xAg=="
+    },
+    "buffer-fill": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-fill/-/buffer-fill-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-+PeLdniYiO858gXNY39o5wISKyw="
+    },
     "buffer-from": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-from/-/buffer-from-1.1.0.tgz",
@@ -123,8 +147,7 @@
     "caseless": {
       "version": "0.12.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caseless/-/caseless-0.12.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-G2gcIf+EAzyCZUMJBolCDRhxUdw=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-G2gcIf+EAzyCZUMJBolCDRhxUdw="
     },
     "chalk": {
       "version": "2.4.1",
@@ -137,6 +160,11 @@
         "supports-color": "^5.3.0"
       }
     },
+    "chownr": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chownr/-/chownr-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-j38EvO5+LHX84jlo6h4UzmOwi0UgW61WRyPtJz4qaadK5eY3BTS5TY/S1Stc3Uk2lIM6TPevAlULiEJwie860g=="
+    },
     "clean-yaml-object": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/clean-yaml-object/-/clean-yaml-object-0.1.0.tgz",
@@ -146,8 +174,7 @@
     "co": {
       "version": "4.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/co/-/co-4.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-bqa989hTrlTMuOR7+gvz+QMfsYQ=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-bqa989hTrlTMuOR7+gvz+QMfsYQ="
     },
     "color-convert": {
       "version": "1.9.2",
@@ -171,10 +198,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "combined-stream": {
-      "version": "1.0.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/combined-stream/-/combined-stream-1.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-cj599ugBrFYTETp+RFqbactjKBg=",
-      "dev": true,
+      "version": "1.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/combined-stream/-/combined-stream-1.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-brWl9y6vOB1xYPZcpZde3N9zDByXTosAeMDo4p1wzo6UMOX4vumB+TP1RZ76sfE6Md68Q0NJSrE/gbezd4Ul+w==",
       "requires": {
         "delayed-stream": "~1.0.0"
       }
@@ -187,8 +213,7 @@
     "core-util-is": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-util-is/-/core-util-is-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-tf1UIgqivFq1eqtxQMlAdUUDwac=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-tf1UIgqivFq1eqtxQMlAdUUDwac="
     },
     "coveralls": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
@@ -229,7 +254,6 @@
       "version": "1.14.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dashdash/-/dashdash-1.14.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-hTz6D3y+L+1d4gMmuN1YEDX24vA=",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "assert-plus": "^1.0.0"
       }
@@ -246,8 +270,7 @@
     "delayed-stream": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/delayed-stream/-/delayed-stream-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-3zrhmayt+31ECqrgsp4icrJOxhk=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-3zrhmayt+31ECqrgsp4icrJOxhk="
     },
     "diff": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
@@ -256,13 +279,13 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "ecc-jsbn": {
-      "version": "0.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ecc-jsbn/-/ecc-jsbn-0.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-D8c6ntXw1Tw4GTOYUj735UN3dQU=",
-      "dev": true,
+      "version": "0.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ecc-jsbn/-/ecc-jsbn-0.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-OoOpBOVDUyh4dMVkt1SThoSamMk=",
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
-        "jsbn": "~0.1.0"
+        "jsbn": "~0.1.0",
+        "safer-buffer": "^2.1.0"
       }
     },
     "ejs": {
@@ -271,6 +294,14 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "end-of-stream": {
+      "version": "1.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/end-of-stream/-/end-of-stream-1.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1MkrZNvWTKCaigbn+W15elq2BB/L22nqrSY5DKlo3X6+vclJm8Bb5djXJBmEX6fS3+zCh/F4VBK5Z2KxJt4s2Q==",
+      "requires": {
+        "once": "^1.4.0"
+      }
+    },
     "escape-string-regexp": {
       "version": "1.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-1.0.5.tgz",
@@ -290,28 +321,24 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "extend": {
-      "version": "3.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extend/-/extend-3.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-p1Xqe8Gt/MWjHOfnYtuq3F5jZEQ=",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extend/-/extend-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fjquC59cD7CyW6urNXK0FBufkZcoiGG80wTuPujX590cB5Ttln20E2UB4S/WARVqhXffZl2LNgS+gQdPIIim/g=="
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     "extsprintf": {
       "version": "1.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extsprintf/-/extsprintf-1.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-lpGEQOMEGnpBT4xS48V06zw+HgU=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-lpGEQOMEGnpBT4xS48V06zw+HgU="
     },
     "fast-deep-equal": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-deep-equal/-/fast-deep-equal-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-wFNHeBfIa1HaqFPIHgWbcz0CNhQ=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-wFNHeBfIa1HaqFPIHgWbcz0CNhQ="
     },
     "fast-json-stable-stringify": {
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@@ -3622,21 +3681,17 @@
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       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-RQ1Nyfpw3nMnYvvS1KKJgUGaDM8=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "optional": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-RQ1Nyfpw3nMnYvvS1KKJgUGaDM8="
     },
     "uuid": {
       "version": "3.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yXJmeNaw3DnnKAOKJE51sL/ZaYfWJRl1pK9dr19YFCu0ObS231AB1/LbqTKRAQ5kw8A90rA6fr4riOUpTZvQZA==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-yXJmeNaw3DnnKAOKJE51sL/ZaYfWJRl1pK9dr19YFCu0ObS231AB1/LbqTKRAQ5kw8A90rA6fr4riOUpTZvQZA=="
     },
     "verror": {
       "version": "1.10.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/verror/-/verror-1.10.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-OhBcoXBTr1XW4nDB+CiGguGNpAA=",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "assert-plus": "^1.0.0",
         "core-util-is": "1.0.2",
@@ -3675,6 +3730,11 @@
         "signal-exit": "^3.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "xtend": {
+      "version": "4.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-4.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-pcbVMr5lbiPbgg77lDofBJmNY68="
+    },
     "yallist": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-2.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a3fdf1fe..f8bff81d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
     "find-java-home": "0.2.0",
     "glob": "7.1.2",
     "lodash": "4.17.10",
-    "nan": "2.10.0"
+    "nan": "2.10.0",
+    "request": "2.88.0",
+    "targz": "1.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chalk": "2.4.1",
@@ -38,8 +40,9 @@
     "when": "3.7.8"
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "install": "node isBuildRequired.js && node installJDK.js && node-gyp rebuild || echo Skipping Java rebuild",
     "test": "node testRunner.js",
-    "postinstall": "node postInstall.js"
+    "postinstall": "node isBuildRequired.js && node postInstall.js || echo Skipping Java rebuild post install"
   },
   "main": "./index.js"
 }
diff --git a/postInstall.js b/postInstall.js
index adc7bcae..edb5b2c5 100644
--- a/postInstall.js
+++ b/postInstall.js
@@ -3,31 +3,56 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
 var os = require('os');
 
+const platform = os.platform();
+
 require('find-java-home')(function(err, home){
   var dll;
   var dylib;
   var so,soFiles;
   var binary;
 
+  const workspace = (process.env.WORKSPACE || process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd());
+  // use manually installed jdk on linux
+  if(platform == 'linux') {
+    home = path.resolve(workspace, './jdk');
+  }
+
   if(home){
     dll = glob.sync('**/jvm.dll', {cwd: home})[0];
     dylib = glob.sync('**/libjvm.dylib', {cwd: home})[0];
     soFiles = glob.sync('**/libjvm.so', {cwd: home});
-    
-    if(soFiles.length>0)
+
+    if(soFiles.length > 0) {
       so = getCorrectSoForPlatform(soFiles);
+    }
 
     binary = dll || dylib || so;
 
+    let binaryPath;
+    // use relative path for linux, full path for other operating systems
+    if(platform == 'linux') {
+      binaryPath = path.dirname(binary);
+    } else {
+      binaryPath = path.dirname(path.resolve(home, binary));
+    }
+
     fs.writeFileSync(
       path.resolve(__dirname, './build/jvm_dll_path.json'),
       binary
-      ? JSON.stringify(
-          path.delimiter
-          + path.dirname(path.resolve(home, binary))
-        )
+      ? JSON.stringify(binaryPath)
       : '""'
     );
+
+    var buildPath = path.resolve(__dirname, './build/');
+    var targetPath;
+    try {
+      targetPath = path.resolve(workspace, './javabridge');
+    } catch(e) {
+      console.log(e);
+      targetPath = '../../javabridge';
+    }
+
+    fs.renameSync(buildPath, targetPath);
   }
 });
 
@@ -53,16 +78,17 @@ function _getCorrectSoForPlatform(soFiles){
     'x64': 'amd64'
   };
 
-  if(os.platform() != 'sunos')
+  if(platform != 'sunos')
     return soFiles[0];
 
   var requiredFolderName = architectureFolderNames[os.arch()];
-
+  console.log(`requiredFolderName = ${requiredFolderName}`)
   for (var i = 0; i < soFiles.length; i++) {
     var so = soFiles[i];
 
     if(so.indexOf('server')>0)
       if(so.indexOf(requiredFolderName)>0)
+        console.log(`server so = ${so}`)
         return so;
   }