Spring boot application external property file loading

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My Spring boot application is using an external jar which is loading a file abc.properties. But when I run my application using java -jar its not able to find file. its trying to find the file in the file:/.jar!/BOOT-INF/classes!/abc.properties

I have kept the abc.properties file in the same level where I have kept the jar.

Can anyone please suggest me how to fix this issue.

Its code is probably incorrect. But you haven't posted its code... — JB Nizet
– JB Nizet, Commented Dec 10, 2018 at 7:37
Please post example of the code which consumes the property file. — Rentius2407
– Rentius2407, Commented Dec 10, 2018 at 7:47

Aritra Paul · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-10 07:31:35Z

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To add different files you can use the spring.config.location properties which takes a comma-separated list of property files or file location (directories).

answered Dec 10, 2018 at 7:31

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Pijotrek Over a year ago

How would that help for EXTERNAL .jar?

user3398439 Over a year ago

I tried this java -jar selfcare-18.12.0.jar --spring.config.name=config.db.properties --spring.config.location=classph:/home/tdatta/workspace/tempselfcare/ but still got the error java.io.FileNotFoundException: file:/home/tdatta/workspace/tempselfcare/selfcare/selfcare-18.12.0.jar!/BOOT-INF/classes!/config.db.properties (No such file or directory)

Attila Gyukics Over a year ago

Is this working? java -jar selfcare-18.12.0.jar --spring.config.location=/home/tdatta/workspace/tempselfcare/config.db.properties

user3398439 Over a year ago

nope its not working, getting error: java.io.FileNotFoundException: file:/home/tdatta/workspace/tempselfcare/selfcare/selfcare-18.12.0.jar!/BOOT-INF/classes!/config.db.properties (No such file or directory)

user3398439 Over a year ago

Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource(fileName)

UVM · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-10 07:36:06Z

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You can do like this:

set the following valuea in your OS

set SPRING_CONFIG_NAME=<name of your confif file> 
set SPRING_CONFIG_LOCATION=classpath:<location of your config file>

Then run your jar

answered Dec 10, 2018 at 7:36

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