# Error while setting up JCR repository

**URL:** <https://community.bloomreach.com/t/error-while-setting-up-jcr-repository/1114>\
**Category:** Experience Manager (PaaS/OnPrem)\
**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/error-while-setting-up-jcr-repository/1114 "2019-05-23T15:37:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![rakesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@rakesh](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/rakesh)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/error-while-setting-up-jcr-repository/1114/1 "2019-05-23T15:37:44Z")

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Hi,

I have setup MySQL for my repository. The application was working fine but when I tried to restart it, I got the below error. Please help.

[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] 23.05.2019 15:33:30 ERROR main [RepositoryServlet.init:246] Error while setting up JCR repository:  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] javax.jcr.RepositoryException: unchecked exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: null  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.hippoecm.repository.HippoRepositoryFactory.getHippoRepository(HippoRepositoryFactory.java:161) ~[hippo-repository-connector-13.1.0.jar:13.1.0]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.hippoecm.repository.RepositoryServlet.init(RepositoryServlet.java:204) [hippo-repository-servlets-13.1.0.jar:13.1.0]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.initServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1124) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1079) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:971) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:4829) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5143) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:743) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:719) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:695) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:986) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1858) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511) [?:1.8.0\_201]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) [?:1.8.0\_201]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75) [tomcat-util.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:112) [?:1.8.0\_201]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:772) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:426) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1585) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:308) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:123) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setStateInternal(LifecycleBase.java:424) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setState(LifecycleBase.java:367) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:972) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:831) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1432) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1422) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) [?:1.8.0\_201]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75) [tomcat-util.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:134) [?:1.8.0\_201]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:944) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:261) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:422) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:801) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:695) [catalina.jar:9.0.13]  
[INFO] [talledLocalContainer] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0\_201]

Thanks,  
RK

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**Author:** ![rakesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@rakesh](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/rakesh)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/error-while-setting-up-jcr-repository/1114/2 "2019-06-11T16:38:42Z")

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> [@rakesh](#):
>
> Error while setting up JCR repository:

Found a similar issue here.

[https://issues.onehippo.com/browse/CMS-3325](https://issues.onehippo.com/browse/CMS-3325)

I basically took a new pull of my project and connected my old MySql db. Then I restarted the application and it worked.