title: com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientHandlerException: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect in Spring Boot
body: <p>I am developing code from <strong><a href="http://www.javainuse.com/spring/spring-cloud-netflix-zuul-tutorial" rel="noreferrer">http://www.javainuse.com/spring/spring-cloud-netflix-zuul-tutorial</a></strong>, no customization yet. I keep getting the error mentioned below. So, to avoid this error I added the following in <code>application.properties</code> file.</p>
  
  <pre><code>eureka.client.registerWithEureka=false
  eureka.client.fetchRegistry=false
  eureka.client.server.waitTimeInMsWhenSyncEmpty=0
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The moment I added the above properties I dont get any error. </p>
  
  <p>The error below for reference-</p>
  
  <pre><code>com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientHandlerException: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
      at com.sun.jersey.client.apache4.ApacheHttpClient4Handler.handle(ApacheHttpClient4Handler.java:187) ~[jersey-apache-client4-1.19.1.jar:1.19.1]
      at com.sun.jersey.api.client.filter.GZIPContentEncodingFilter.handle(GZIPContentEncodingFilter.java:123) ~[jersey-client-1.19.1.jar:1.19.1]
      at com.netflix.discovery.EurekaIdentityHeaderFilter.handle(EurekaIdentityHeaderFilter.java:27) ~[eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.sun.jersey.api.client.Client.handle(Client.java:652) ~[jersey-client-1.19.1.jar:1.19.1]
      at com.sun.jersey.api.client.WebResource.handle(WebResource.java:682) ~[jersey-client-1.19.1.jar:1.19.1]
      at com.sun.jersey.api.client.WebResource.access$200(WebResource.java:74) ~[jersey-client-1.19.1.jar:1.19.1]
      at com.sun.jersey.api.client.WebResource$Builder.get(WebResource.java:509) ~[jersey-client-1.19.1.jar:1.19.1]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.jersey.AbstractJerseyEurekaHttpClient.getApplicationsInternal(AbstractJerseyEurekaHttpClient.java:194) ~[eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.jersey.AbstractJerseyEurekaHttpClient.getApplications(AbstractJerseyEurekaHttpClient.java:165) ~[eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.EurekaHttpClientDecorator$6.execute(EurekaHttpClientDecorator.java:137) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.MetricsCollectingEurekaHttpClient.execute(MetricsCollectingEurekaHttpClient.java:73) ~[eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.EurekaHttpClientDecorator.getApplications(EurekaHttpClientDecorator.java:134) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.EurekaHttpClientDecorator$6.execute(EurekaHttpClientDecorator.java:137) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.RedirectingEurekaHttpClient.executeOnNewServer(RedirectingEurekaHttpClient.java:118) ~[eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.RedirectingEurekaHttpClient.execute(RedirectingEurekaHttpClient.java:79) ~[eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.EurekaHttpClientDecorator.getApplications(EurekaHttpClientDecorator.java:134) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.EurekaHttpClientDecorator$6.execute(EurekaHttpClientDecorator.java:137) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.RetryableEurekaHttpClient.execute(RetryableEurekaHttpClient.java:119) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.EurekaHttpClientDecorator.getApplications(EurekaHttpClientDecorator.java:134) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.EurekaHttpClientDecorator$6.execute(EurekaHttpClientDecorator.java:137) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.SessionedEurekaHttpClient.execute(SessionedEurekaHttpClient.java:77) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.decorator.EurekaHttpClientDecorator.getApplications(EurekaHttpClientDecorator.java:134) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.DiscoveryClient.getAndStoreFullRegistry(DiscoveryClient.java:1030) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.DiscoveryClient.fetchRegistry(DiscoveryClient.java:944) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.DiscoveryClient.&lt;init&gt;(DiscoveryClient.java:444) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at com.netflix.discovery.DiscoveryClient.&lt;init&gt;(DiscoveryClient.java:304) [eureka-client-1.4.12.jar:1.4.12]
      at org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.CloudEurekaClient.&lt;init&gt;(CloudEurekaClient.java:51) [spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client-1.2.6.RELEASE.jar:1.2.6.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.EurekaClientAutoConfiguration$RefreshableEurekaClientConfiguration.eurekaClient(EurekaClientAutoConfiguration.java:192) [spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client-1.2.6.RELEASE.jar:1.2.6.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.EurekaClientAutoConfiguration$RefreshableEurekaClientConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$302e4429.CGLIB$eurekaClient$0(&lt;generated&gt;) [spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client-1.2.6.RELEASE.jar:1.2.6.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.EurekaClientAutoConfiguration$RefreshableEurekaClientConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$302e4429$$FastClassBySpringCGLIB$$829e6899.invoke(&lt;generated&gt;) [spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client-1.2.6.RELEASE.jar:1.2.6.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invokeSuper(MethodProxy.java:228) [spring-core-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:358) [spring-context-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.EurekaClientAutoConfiguration$RefreshableEurekaClientConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$302e4429.eurekaClient(&lt;generated&gt;) [spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client-1.2.6.RELEASE.jar:1.2.6.RELEASE]
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_161]
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_161]
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_161]
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_161]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:162) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:588) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1173) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1067) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:513) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:483) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$2.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:345) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cloud.context.scope.GenericScope$BeanLifecycleWrapper.getBean(GenericScope.java:359) [spring-cloud-context-1.1.8.RELEASE.jar:1.1.8.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cloud.context.scope.GenericScope.get(GenericScope.java:176) [spring-cloud-context-1.1.8.RELEASE.jar:1.1.8.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:340) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.aop.target.SimpleBeanTargetSource.getTarget(SimpleBeanTargetSource.java:35) [spring-aop-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:192) [spring-aop-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy79.getApplications(Unknown Source) [na:na]
      at org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.server.EurekaServerConfiguration.peerAwareInstanceRegistry(EurekaServerConfiguration.java:158) [spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-server-1.2.6.RELEASE.jar:1.2.6.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.server.EurekaServerConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$f259bc3a.CGLIB$peerAwareInstanceRegistry$4(&lt;generated&gt;) [spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-server-1.2.6.RELEASE.jar:1.2.6.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.server.EurekaServerConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$f259bc3a$$FastClassBySpringCGLIB$$c73a2430.invoke(&lt;generated&gt;) [spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-server-1.2.6.RELEASE.jar:1.2.6.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invokeSuper(MethodProxy.java:228) [spring-core-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:358) [spring-context-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.server.EurekaServerConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$f259bc3a.peerAwareInstanceRegistry(&lt;generated&gt;) [spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-server-1.2.6.RELEASE.jar:1.2.6.RELEASE]
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_161]
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_161]
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_161]
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.8.0_161]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:162) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:588) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1173) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1067) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:513) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:483) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:306) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:302) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:202) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:208) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1138) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1066) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:835) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:741) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:467) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1173) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1067) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:513) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:483) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:306) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:302) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:202) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:208) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1138) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1066) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.inject(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:585) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InjectionMetadata.inject(InjectionMetadata.java:88) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessPropertyValues(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:366) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1264) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:553) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:483) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:306) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:302) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:761) [spring-beans-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:866) [spring-context-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:542) [spring-context-4.3.7.RELEASE.jar:4.3.7.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:122) [spring-boot-1.5.2.RELEASE.jar:1.5.2.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:737) [spring-boot-1.5.2.RELEASE.jar:1.5.2.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:370) [spring-boot-1.5.2.RELEASE.jar:1.5.2.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:314) [spring-boot-1.5.2.RELEASE.jar:1.5.2.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1162) [spring-boot-1.5.2.RELEASE.jar:1.5.2.RELEASE]
      at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1151) [spring-boot-1.5.2.RELEASE.jar:1.5.2.RELEASE]
      at com.javainuse.EurekaServerApplication.main(EurekaServerApplication.java:12) [classes/:na]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The moment I added those properties none of the instances will be getting </p>
  
  <pre><code>registered with ureka and I client is getting end up with the below erorr
  
  Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 0, Size: 0
      at java.util.ArrayList.rangeCheck(Unknown Source)
      at java.util.ArrayList.get(Unknown Source)
      at com.javainuse.controllers.ConsumerControllerClient.getEmployee(ConsumerControllerClient.java:27)
      at com.javainuse.SpringBootHelloWorldApplication.main(SpringBootHelloWorldApplication.java:22)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>So my questions is, how we can avoid first error mentioned in this post ? Please guide.</p>