NoClassDefFoundError org apache juli logging LogFactory

NoClassDefFoundError org apache juli logging LogFactory

Unable to start embedded container; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/juli/logging/LogFactory

• If you see below exception while running application then please follow below steps to fix it:

org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start embedded container; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/juli/logging/LogFactory
	at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.onRefresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:124)
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:476)
	at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:109)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:691)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:320)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:952)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:941)
	at com.javahonk.Application.main(Application.java:17)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/juli/logging/LogFactory
	at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.<clinit>(LifecycleBase.java:37)
	at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.tomcat.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.getEmbeddedServletContainer(TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java:140)
	at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.createEmbeddedServletContainer(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:148)
	at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.onRefresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:121)
	... 7 common frames omitted

Solution: This happens if tomcat-juli.jar is missing from your classpath. If you are working on eclipse please see steps below:

• Click to open your server tab
• Double click tomcat server in your eclipse server view to open its configuration
• Click “Open launch configuration”

• Click classpath tab –> Add external jar –> select location of jar (TOMCAT_HOME/bin/tomcat-juli.jar)
• Click OK
• Run tomcat from eclipse
• This should fix the issue