# System Eror Error : JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 1 of the JSON data

**URL:** <https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [November 24, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199 "2023-11-24T06:18:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/1 "2023-11-24T06:18:49Z")

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hi @mozzymutesa  
I get this persistent error on accessing the instance after starting the containers.

 ![Screenshot from 2023-11-24 08-52-50](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/openelisci/original/1X/904985f415eafe8d112f7b9a1a47747db9f3d570.png)

am I missing anything?

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**Author:** ![Moses\_Mutesasira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/moses_mutesasira/32/72_2.png) [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/2 "2023-11-24T07:56:51Z")

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did it run fine previously before your changes ??  
can you paste the server side logs here with [pastebin](https://pastebin.com/)??

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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/3 "2023-11-24T08:42:35Z")

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occured after pulling the latest changes, that is those of docker hub registry

> **[FieldElement.inject(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:640)...](https://pastebin.com/fEczQVqM)**
>
> Pastebin.com is the number one paste tool since 2002. Pastebin is a website where you can store text online for a set period of time.

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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/4 "2023-11-25T16:36:01Z")

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Its now white screen! blocking me abit!

 ![Screenshot from 2023-11-25 19-35-07](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/openelisci/original/1X/e4cd7e6099c7523922e01b50467c96696cf7ac89.png)

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**Author:** ![Moses\_Mutesasira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/moses_mutesasira/32/72_2.png) [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/5 "2023-11-27T14:29:35Z")

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Looks like you have a Liquibase error .  
In case you don’t have any liquibase change locally ,  
can you delete you db container volumes and start a fresh ??

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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/6 "2023-11-27T14:41:11Z")

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on it! thanks @Moses_Mutesasira

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**Author:** ![Moses\_Mutesasira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/moses_mutesasira/32/72_2.png) [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/7 "2023-11-27T14:42:49Z")

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which docker-compose file are you running ??

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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/8 "2023-11-27T14:44:47Z")

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dev.docker(for mounting locally compiled artifacts)… is this what you wanted?

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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/9 "2023-11-27T16:01:32Z")

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@Moses_Mutesasira this error has persisted even on fresh conatiners

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**Author:** ![Moses\_Mutesasira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/moses_mutesasira/32/72_2.png) [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/10 "2023-11-27T16:11:05Z")

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which command have you ran to clear the volumes ??

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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/11 "2023-11-27T16:25:45Z")

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```auto
sudo docker stop ccba7992b2a4 eadf4095ec30 bc5b799544ae 37c8f8de1466 a5e170959183 1ce1dc882b60

```

```auto
sudo docker rm ccba7992b2a4 eadf4095ec30 bc5b799544ae 37c8f8de1466 a5e170959183 1ce1dc882b60

```

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**Author:** ![Moses\_Mutesasira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/moses_mutesasira/32/72_2.png) [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/12 "2023-11-27T16:28:07Z")

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Run `docker-compose -f dev.docker-compose.yml down -v`

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**Author:** ![Moses\_Mutesasira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/moses_mutesasira/32/72_2.png) [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/13 "2023-11-27T16:55:51Z")

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can you also run `mvn clean install` and ensure your tests pass locally ??

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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/14 "2023-11-27T18:17:58Z")

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on running `mvn clean install` log: [mvn clean install - Pastebin.com](https://pastebin.com/xQ35eD2y)

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**Author:** ![Moses\_Mutesasira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/moses_mutesasira/32/72_2.png) [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/15 "2023-11-27T18:22:34Z")

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you do not have docker running

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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/16 "2023-11-27T18:25:17Z")

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![Screenshot from 2023-11-27 21-24-50](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/openelisci/original/1X/724ae92126c8f3daede16689bb947e1166b542d2.png)

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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/17 "2023-11-27T18:40:36Z")

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running `mvn clean install` as root user, with fingers crossed 🤞

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**Author:** ![thembo42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/thembo42/32/77_2.png) [@thembo42](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/thembo42)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/18 "2023-11-27T21:04:12Z")

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```auto
sudo mvn clean install

```

threw this error terminal output

 ![Screenshot from 2023-11-27 23-18-07](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/openelisci/original/1X/9e9f0631e26329c998cce87289ae9cbc98ac8e06.png)

then I did

1. `git submodule update --init --recursive`
2. `cd dataexport`
3. `mvn clean install`

on running mvn install, it builds with success but with liquibase like warnings or errors

> **[mvn - Pastebin.com](https://pastebin.com/BNazjmUJ)**
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> Pastebin.com is the number one paste tool since 2002. Pastebin is a website where you can store text online for a set period of time.

curiously ran

```auto
 docker-compose -f dev.docker-compose.yml up -d    

```

but the instance only shows a blank white screen…

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**Author:** ![Moses\_Mutesasira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/moses_mutesasira/32/72_2.png) [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/19 "2023-11-28T07:38:17Z")

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did you try `docker-compose -f dev.docker-compose.yml down -v`. before spinning up the containers again ??

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**Author:** ![Moses\_Mutesasira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/moses_mutesasira/32/72_2.png) [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 7:58am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/system-eror-error-json-parse-unexpected-character-at-line-1-column-1-of-the-json-data/199/20 "2023-11-28T07:58:15Z")

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Ive just tested it now on a remote machine and it runs fine .

Try the steps

1. Clean the volumes  
`docker-compose -f dev.docker-compose.yml down -v`

2. Ensure you pulled the latest code changes

3. Ensure you don’t have any breaking change in the java source code

4. Try spinning up the containers again  
`docker-compose -f dev.docker-compose.yml up -d`

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