Confluence thread spike and grinds to a halt with Link Preview plugin enabled
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Problem
Confluence thread spikes randomly, and Confluence seems to grind to a halt. Thread dumps taken 1 minute apart shows the following long running thread:
com.xpandit.confluence.plugins.link.preview.rest.LinkResolver.retrieveType(LinkResolver.java:67)Diagnosis
- Take 3 external thread dumps spaced 1 minute apart, during the thread spike: Generating a Thread Dump Externally
- Analyze the thread dumps using tools such as TDA: https://java.net/projects/tda
- Look for long running threads that are in the "Runnable" state. This KB applies to you if you see threads such as the one highlighted above
Cause
The Link Preview plugin for Confluence: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.xpandit.plugins.linkpreview-confluence
Resolution
Disable the said plugin via Confluence Admin >> Manage Add-Ons
Last modified on Mar 30, 2016
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