FHIRPersistenceDBConnectException: Failure acquiring connection for datasource when trying to curl $healthcheck

[Sundaresan-JSE-PMS]

Describe the bug
I'm trying to run LinuxForHealth FHIR Server in my PC. I downloaded the zip file and installed the server using ./fhir-server-dist/install.sh /opt/ibm/fhir-server as told in this page

Environment
Zorin OS 16.2 x86_64 (Ubuntu basically)
openjdk version "11.0.19" 2023-04-18
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.19+7-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu120.04.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.19+7-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu120.04.1, mixed mode, sharing)

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Follow the instructions in this page (section)
2. Do a curl to do a GET request to the $healthcheck endpoint

Expected behavior
An empty body in the response with a HTTP Response Code 200

Output I got
{"resourceType":"OperationOutcome","id":"7f-0-1-1-2c9bd42b-fdc6-45b0-81df-8622d118c521","issue":[{"severity":"fatal","code":"exception","details":{"text":"FHIRPersistenceDBConnectException: Failure acquiring connection for datasource"}}]}

Additional context
Not only $healthcheck, but all the endpoints are returning the same body. I tried the docker container earlier and it worked. But I want to run the server as a standalone instead as a docker container.

[sanjaymurali1910]

Hi,

I'm also facing this issue on version 5.1.1. Can you please specify which version you were using when you encountered this error and if you were able to find a solution? Any insights you can share would be really helpful.

Thank you!

[Sundaresan-JSE-PMS]

Hi @sanjaymurali1910 ,
I moved on to use the docker container only. It worked there.

[sanjaymurali1910]

Hi,

what is the db you used in docker container? PostgreSQL or Apache derby?
when i used PostgreSQL i am getting 500 Internal Server Error

Thanks,
Sanjay

[Sundaresan-JSE-PMS]

I'm using Apache derby for now. Haven't tried PostreSQL. So far, it's working great only with some minor inconveniences. But awesome otherwise.