I found using some simple ssh scripts made it quicker for me: mvn package ssh root@storm-server <<'ENDSSH' storm kill <current topology name> ENDSSH scp target/<topology>.jar root@<storm server>: scp src/main/resources/config.properties root@<storm server>: ssh root@<storm server> <<'ENDSSH' storm jar <topology>.jar <main class> config.properties ENDSSH ... View more

Rasbian (default Pi OS) ships with the 1.8 JDK, so it should work fine. ... View more