Deployment failed due to build failure for Spring Boot App
arfath-abbas
FREEOP

a year ago

What am I missing here?

The build is failing for my Backend Spring Boot App

[INFO] Recompiling the module because of changed source code.

[INFO] Compiling 9 source files with javac [debug parameters release 21] to target/classes

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

[INFO] BUILD FAILURE

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

[INFO] Total time: 5.423 s

[INFO] Finished at: 2025-06-05T07:51:05Z

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.13.0:compile (default-compile) on project arfath: Fatal error compiling: error: release version 21 not supported -> [Help 1]

[ERROR]

[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.

[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.

[ERROR]

[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:

[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoExecutionException

$10 Bounty

16 Replies

a year ago

Easy fix. Assuming you're using Java 17 for this. Please let me know if you're not.

Set the variable RAILPACK_JDK_VERSION to 17.


samgordon

Easy fix. Assuming you're using Java 17 for this. Please let me know if you're not. Set the variable `RAILPACK_JDK_VERSION` to `17`.

arfath-abbas
FREEOP

a year ago

Hi thanks for the response,

I’m using Java 21 in my project.


arfath-abbas

Hi thanks for the response, I’m using Java 21 in my project.

a year ago

Alright, well, you're going to have to share some files then.

Can you send pom.xml please. Or the whole repository if it's public.


samgordon

Alright, well, you're going to have to share some files then. Can you send `pom.xml` please. Or the whole repository if it's public.

arfath-abbas
FREEOP

a year ago

https://github.com/arfath-abbas/personal-finance-tracker

My project is in a public repository, please, you may go through it.


arfath-abbas

<https://github.com/arfath-abbas/personal-finance-tracker> My project is in a public repository, please, you may go through it.

a year ago

I can totally build this fine with no variables setup. (project)

Can you delete any variables that may change build behavior?


arfath-abbas
FREEOP

a year ago

Sure let me know what is to be done here.

Or you may do it in my repo


arfath-abbas

Sure let me know what is to be done here. Or you may do it in my repo

a year ago

I am unable to change whatever variables you may have setup in Railway.


arfath-abbas
FREEOP

a year ago

I haven’t done any changes in Railway, I just connected my Git repo.

I am new to this, and I’m not sure where or what to do?


arfath-abbas

I haven’t done any changes in Railway, I just connected my Git repo. I am new to this, and I’m not sure where or what to do?

a year ago

Hm. You have nothing set up in the Variables tab? No start commands either? Just a blank GitHub service linked to the repo?


samgordon

Hm. You have nothing set up in the Variables tab? No start commands either? Just a blank GitHub service linked to the repo?

arfath-abbas
FREEOP

a year ago

Correct.

No commands from my side.


arfath-abbas

Correct. No commands from my side.

a year ago

Are you sure there's an issue, lol?

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a year ago

You actually do not need a Dockerfile at all for Railway. Railpack manages it entirely. If you're not building and deploying anywhere else you can delete that Dockefile. It's not being used anyways because it has a .txt extension.


a year ago

Does anyone even write their own code anymore? Your whole repository is AI generated.


samgordon

![](https://station-server.railway.com/attachments/att_01jx48q1sden9te375rcxp0b2a)Are you sure there's an issue, lol?

arfath-abbas
FREEOP

a year ago

Yep there is still issue, ohh Okk I’ll delete the docker file.

Attachments


a year ago

That deployment is from 44 hours ago. Are you sure you're viewing the latest? Please delete the Dockerfile and see if it initiates a new one.


a year ago

I'm very confused now... the deployment link on your GitHub leads to my project...


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