Bitbucket Server Fails to Start Up with java.net.UnknownHostException Exception
Symptoms
The following exception is reported when starting up Bitbucket Server:
2012-10-02 00:19:15,294 ERROR [main] o.s.web.context.ContextLoader Context initialization failed
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.net.UnknownHostException: server.localdomain: <Host_Name>: Name or service not known
Caused by: java.net.UnknownHostException: server.localdomain: server.localdomain: Name or service not known
at java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost(InetAddress.java:1438) ~[na:1.7.0_07]
at com.atlassian.security.auth.trustedapps.UIDGenerator.generateUID(UIDGenerator.java:25) ~[atlassian-trusted-apps-core-2.5.2.jar:na]
... 51 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.net.UnknownHostException: <Host_Name>: Name or service not known
Diagnosis
- Check if the application is accessible directly on the machine hosting the Bitbucket Server instance, using localhost -
http://localhost:7990/ - Check what is the IP address that the hostname resolves to and use that IP address directly to access the application.
- Check if network is configured correctly using ifconfig -a (for Linux) / ipconfig /all (for Windows)
Cause
Bitbucket Server is unable to identify the hostname being used to access the application.
Resolution
Add the host name to your hosts file. Usually adding the <
hostname>exposed on the log above to the/etc/hostsof Bitbucket Server instance, associating it to 127.0.0.1 followed by a Bitbucket Server restart will solve the problem. The entry in/etc/hostsshould resemble the following:127.0.0.1 hostname- If using a DNS server ensure that the service resolves the queries for the hostname into the correct IP address.
Last modified on May 17, 2022
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