Getting Spring Application context has not been set Error

Question

Hi Team,

I am getting below error while I am trying to start the self-hosted Confluence server.

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)

I have installed Confluence on Windows with Mysql As a database, But I am getting above error when my server got restarted.

I have tried reinstalling the server but still, the issue is same and we are unable to solve this issue.

I have tried almost all the solutions that are mentioned in the below forum

https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/confluence-does-not-start-due-to-spring-application-context-has-not-been-set-218278311.html?_ga=2.12609649.752811573.1560337344-924175639.1560337344

To check the complete error please access below URL

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Stephen Sifers · Answer

Hello Pratik, Thank you for clarifying the error along with sending the logs. The document you included has multiple steps to be tested on your instance. With this said I would like to focus on resolution 8 which discusses the confluence.cfg.xml file itself. Ensure you have a good backup of your server and Confluence instance prior to moving forward. Here is how to generate a new confluence.cfg.xml file: * Back up your production database and Confluence home directory. * Create a new, blank database. This is solely for creating the new confluence.cfg.xmlfile and will be discarded later. * Create a temporary home directory. This is solely for creating the new confluence.cfg.xml file and will be discarded later. * Edit /confluence/WEB-INF/classes/confluence-init.properties by changing it to point to the temporary home directory you created in Step 3. * Start Confluence. * Go through the Setup Wizard. On the database configuration screen, point Confluence to the database you created in Step 2. * Complete the Setup Wizard. * Once the installation is complete, shut down Confluence. * At this point, you should have a brand new Confluence installation with a temporary home directory containing a new (and complete) confluence.cfg.xml file. * Copy that file to your actual home directory (the one you backed up in Step1). Delete the old confluence.cfg.xml file if it exists. * Modify the new confluence.cfg.xml file by changing the database connection string so that it's pointing to your production DB. * Modify /confluence/WEB-INF/classes/confluence-init.properties again by pointing it back to your existing Confluence home. * Start Confluence. Source documentation: How to Generate a New confluence.cfg.xml Once you complete the above please let us know if Confluence is able to start without issue. Regards, Stephen Sifers