Confluence - installation - system error
Asked by S C:

error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Spring Application context has not been set

OS - Centos 7

selected trial license instead of actual license during installation then clicked back

after that i keep on getting this error

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference$InitializationException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Spring Application context has not been set  
at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference.getInterruptibly(LazyReference.java:149)

caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Spring Application context has not been set  
at com.atlassian.spring.container.SpringContainerContext.getComponent(SpringContainerContext.java:48)

#### Stack Trace:\[hide\] {#toc-hId--741915632}

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com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference$InitializationException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Spring Application context has not been set	at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference.getInterruptibly(LazyReference.java:149)	at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference.get(LazyReference.java:112)	at com.atlassian.confluence.setup.webwork.ConfluenceXWorkTransactionInterceptor.getTransactionManager(ConfluenceXWorkTransactionInterceptor.java:28)	at com.atlassian.xwork.interceptors.XWorkTransactionInterceptor.intercept(XWorkTransactionInterceptor.java:56)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.xwork.SetupIncompleteInterceptor.intercept(SetupIncompleteInterceptor.java:52)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.security.interceptors.SecurityHeadersInterceptor.intercept(SecurityHeadersInterceptor.java:39)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.setup.actions.SetupCheckInterceptor.intercept(SetupCheckInterceptor.java:27)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionProxy.execute(DefaultActionProxy.java:115)	at com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.ConfluenceServletDispatcher.serviceAction(ConfluenceServletDispatcher.java:56)	at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher.service(ServletDispatcher.java:199)	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.DebugFilter.doFilter(DebugFilter.java:46)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.johnson.plugin.servlet.filter.JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:50)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.message.MessagesDecoratorFilter.doFilter(MessagesDecoratorFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.opensymphony.sitemesh.webapp.SiteMeshFilter.doFilter(SiteMeshFilter.java:65)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.profiling.ProfilingSiteMeshFilter.doFilter(ProfilingSiteMeshFilter.java:50)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.johnson.plugin.servlet.filter.JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:50)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.jmx.JmxFilter.doFilter(JmxFilter.java:98)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.cache.TransactionalCacheFactoryCleanupFilter.doFilter(TransactionalCacheFactoryCleanupFilter.java:22)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.ServletContextThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(ServletContextThreadLocalFilter.java:21)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.UserLoggingContextFilter.doFilter(UserLoggingContextFilter.java:32)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.UserNameHeaderFilter.doFilter(UserNameHeaderFilter.java:25)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.MauEventFilter.doFilter(MauEventFilter.java:42)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.UserThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(UserThreadLocalFilter.java:39)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceTimeoutFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceTimeoutFilter.java:57)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:88)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceSecurityFilter.applyFilter(ConfluenceSecurityFilter.java:39)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceSecurityFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceSecurityFilter.java:29)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ThreadLocalCacheFilter.doFilter(ThreadLocalCacheFilter.java:25)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter$SwapOnBootstrapFilter.doFilter(AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter.java:45)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter.doFilter(AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter.java:35)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.BaseLoginFilter.doFilter(BaseLoginFilter.java:148)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.johnson.plugin.servlet.filter.JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:50)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.ClusterHeaderFilter.doFilter(ClusterHeaderFilter.java:56)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceOpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(ConfluenceOpenSessionInViewFilter.java:38)	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.ConfluenceErrorFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceErrorFilter.java:24)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.util.profiling.filters.ProfilingFilter.doFilter(ProfilingFilter.java:99)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.core.datetime.RequestTimeThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(RequestTimeThreadLocalFilter.java:37)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.cache.AbstractCachingFilter.doFilter(AbstractCachingFilter.java:33)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.johnson.plugin.servlet.filter.JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:50)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.tenant.TenantGateFilter.lambda$doFilter$0(TenantGateFilter.java:35)	at com.atlassian.confluence.tenant.TenantGate$3.call(TenantGate.java:145)	at com.atlassian.confluence.tenant.TenantGateFilter.doFilter(TenantGateFilter.java:37)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.MobileAppRequestFilter.doFilter(MobileAppRequestFilter.java:36)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.internal.web.filter.spring.IgnoreWebAsyncManagerFilter.doFilter(IgnoreWebAsyncManagerFilter.java:59)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.validateparam.RequestParamValidationFilter.doFilter(RequestParamValidationFilter.java:51)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.TranslationModeFilter.doFilter(TranslationModeFilter.java:39)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.plugin.servlet.filter.ActionContextCleanUp.doFilter(ActionContextCleanUp.java:72)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.LanguageExtractionFilter.doFilter(LanguageExtractionFilter.java:39)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.impl.vcache.VCacheRequestContextFilter.doFilter(VCacheRequestContextFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.LoggingContextFilter.doFilter(LoggingContextFilter.java:33)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.RequestCacheThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(RequestCacheThreadLocalFilter.java:65)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ZipkinTracingFilter.doFilter(ZipkinTracingFilter.java:54)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ResponseOutputStreamFilter.doFilter(ResponseOutputStreamFilter.java:25)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.ConfluenceJohnsonFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceJohnsonFilter.java:30)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.encoding.AbstractEncodingFilter.doFilter(AbstractEncodingFilter.java:41)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
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Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: S C,

This is an extremely common error in Confluence which can have many causes.

Please review the following document:

* [Confluence does not start due to Spring Application context has not been set](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/confluence-does-not-start-due-to-spring-application-context-has-not-been-set-218278311.html)

There are about 10 causes and solutions here, so please take your time to review each one. Let us know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Shannon