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Posted to dev@fineract.apache.org by Smitirani Haripal <sm...@gmail.com> on 2026/03/07 18:06:43 UTC
Introduction: New Contributor Interested in Apache Fineract
Hello everyone,
My name is Smitirani Haripal, and I am a student developer from IIT Bombay,
India.
I am particularly interested in backend systems and distributed
applications, and I have experience working with Java, Python, and backend
development. I recently started exploring Apache Fineract and found the
project very interesting, especially its role in building open-source
financial services infrastructure.
I am planning to apply for Google Summer of Code 2026 and would love to
start contributing to the project and engaging with the community. I am
currently setting up the development environment and exploring the codebase.
I would greatly appreciate any guidance on beginner-friendly issues or
areas where new contributors can start contributing. Any suggestions on how
to get started effectively would also be very helpful.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning from and
contributing to the community.
Best regards,
Smitirani Haripal
Re: Introduction: New Contributor Interested in Apache Fineract
Posted by Smitirani Haripal <sm...@gmail.com>.
Hi Adam,
Thank you for your response.
I ran the following command:
./gradlew build
Below is the relevant part of the console output where the build fails:
project version: 1.15.0-SNAPSHOT----- End of the daemon log -----
JVM crash log found: file:///C:/Users/Admin/fineract/hs_err_pid12200.log
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Gradle build daemon disappeared unexpectedly (it may have been killed or
may have crashed)
Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Best regards,
Smitirani Haripal
>
Re: Introduction: New Contributor Interested in Apache Fineract
Posted by Ádám Sághy <ad...@gmail.com>.
Hi
Can you please share the console log?
Regards
Adam
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> On 10 Mar 2026, at 09:28, Smitirani Haripal <sm...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am currently trying to build Apache Fineract locally and encountered an
> issue where the Gradle build daemon crashes during the build process.
>
> Has anyone experienced this before or could suggest possible solutions?
>
> Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
> Smitirani Haripal
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 7 Mar 2026 at 23:36, Smitirani Haripal
> <[smitiraniharipal@gmail.com](mailto:smitiraniharipal@gmail.com)> wrote:
>
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> My name is Smitirani Haripal, and I am a student developer from IIT Bombay,
India.
>>
>> I am particularly interested in backend systems and distributed
applications, and I have experience working with Java, Python, and backend
development. I recently started exploring Apache Fineract and found the
project very interesting, especially its role in building open-source
financial services infrastructure.
>>
>> I am planning to apply for Google Summer of Code 2026 and would love to
start contributing to the project and engaging with the community. I am
currently setting up the development environment and exploring the codebase.
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate any guidance on beginner-friendly issues or
areas where new contributors can start contributing. Any suggestions on how to
get started effectively would also be very helpful.
>>
>> Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning from and
contributing to the community.
>>
>> Best regards,
> Smitirani Haripal
Re: Introduction: New Contributor Interested in Apache Fineract
Posted by Smitirani Haripal <sm...@gmail.com>.
Hello Adam,
Thanks for the email. My laptop has 8GB of RAM.
On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 22:14, Adam Monsen <am...@mifos.org> wrote:
> Smitirani, how much RAM do you have?
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 5:14 AM Smitirani Haripal <
> smitiraniharipal@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am running on:
>>
>> -
>>
>> Java 21 (Eclipse Adoptium)
>> -
>>
>> Windows 10
>>
>>
Re: Introduction: New Contributor Interested in Apache Fineract
Posted by Adam Monsen <am...@mifos.org>.
Smitirani, how much RAM do you have?
On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 5:14 AM Smitirani Haripal <
smitiraniharipal@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am running on:
>
> -
>
> Java 21 (Eclipse Adoptium)
> -
>
> Windows 10
>
>
Re: Introduction: New Contributor Interested in Apache Fineract
Posted by Smitirani Haripal <sm...@gmail.com>.
Hi Pranjal,
Thank you for the suggestions. I tried the steps you mentioned:
-
Ran ./gradlew clean
-
Updated gradle.properties to increase the heap size
-
Ran the build with ./gradlew build --no-daemon
However, the build still fails during the :fineract-client:buildJavaSdk and
:fineract-client-feign:buildJavaSdk tasks with a *Java heap space* error.
I am running on:
-
Java 21 (Eclipse Adoptium)
-
Windows 10
Could you please suggest if I should further increase the Gradle heap size
or if there is another recommended approach to resolve this?
Thank you for your help!
Best regards,
Smitirani Haripal
On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 14:08, Pranjal Singla <pr...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello Smitirani,
> The issue you are facing is usually because the project doesn't get enough
> RAM as it wants.
> Here are some possible solutions which you can try to resolve this issue:
>
> -
>
> *Clean the build:* Sometimes old build artifacts cause conflicts. Run *./gradlew
> clean* in your project terminal before building again.
> -
>
> *Increase Memory Allocation:* Fineract can be memory-intensive. Please
> check or create a gradle.properties file in your root project folder
> and add the following line to increase the heap size:*
> org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m*
> -
>
> *Debug without Daemon:* If it continues to crash, try building without
> the daemon to see if it works. Use:* ./gradlew build --no-daemon*.
> -
>
> *Check Java Version:* Please ensure your JAVA_HOME is pointing to the
> specific JDK version required by the Fineract version you are using.
> -
>
> Hope you find this helpful
> -
>
> Regards,
> -
>
> Pranjal
>
>
> On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 13:58, Smitirani Haripal <
> smitiraniharipal@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I am currently trying to build Apache Fineract locally and encountered an
>> issue where the Gradle build daemon crashes during the build process.
>>
>> Has anyone experienced this before or could suggest possible solutions?
>>
>> Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Smitirani Haripal
>>
>> On Sat, 7 Mar 2026 at 23:36, Smitirani Haripal <
>> smitiraniharipal@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> My name is Smitirani Haripal, and I am a student developer from IIT
>>> Bombay, India.
>>>
>>> I am particularly interested in backend systems and distributed
>>> applications, and I have experience working with Java, Python, and backend
>>> development. I recently started exploring Apache Fineract and found the
>>> project very interesting, especially its role in building open-source
>>> financial services infrastructure.
>>>
>>> I am planning to apply for Google Summer of Code 2026 and would love to
>>> start contributing to the project and engaging with the community. I am
>>> currently setting up the development environment and exploring the codebase.
>>>
>>> I would greatly appreciate any guidance on beginner-friendly issues or
>>> areas where new contributors can start contributing. Any suggestions on how
>>> to get started effectively would also be very helpful.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning from and
>>> contributing to the community.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Smitirani Haripal
>>>
>>
Re: Introduction: New Contributor Interested in Apache Fineract
Posted by Pranjal Singla <pr...@gmail.com>.
Hello Smitirani,
The issue you are facing is usually because the project doesn't get enough
RAM as it wants.
Here are some possible solutions which you can try to resolve this issue:
-
*Clean the build:* Sometimes old build artifacts cause conflicts. Run
*./gradlew
clean* in your project terminal before building again.
-
*Increase Memory Allocation:* Fineract can be memory-intensive. Please
check or create a gradle.properties file in your root project folder and
add the following line to increase the heap size:*
org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m*
-
*Debug without Daemon:* If it continues to crash, try building without the
daemon to see if it works. Use:* ./gradlew build --no-daemon*.
-
*Check Java Version:* Please ensure your JAVA_HOME is pointing to the
specific JDK version required by the Fineract version you are using.
-
Hope you find this helpful
-
Regards,
-
Pranjal
On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 13:58, Smitirani Haripal <sm...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am currently trying to build Apache Fineract locally and encountered an
> issue where the Gradle build daemon crashes during the build process.
>
> Has anyone experienced this before or could suggest possible solutions?
>
> Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
> Smitirani Haripal
>
> On Sat, 7 Mar 2026 at 23:36, Smitirani Haripal <sm...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> My name is Smitirani Haripal, and I am a student developer from IIT
>> Bombay, India.
>>
>> I am particularly interested in backend systems and distributed
>> applications, and I have experience working with Java, Python, and backend
>> development. I recently started exploring Apache Fineract and found the
>> project very interesting, especially its role in building open-source
>> financial services infrastructure.
>>
>> I am planning to apply for Google Summer of Code 2026 and would love to
>> start contributing to the project and engaging with the community. I am
>> currently setting up the development environment and exploring the codebase.
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate any guidance on beginner-friendly issues or
>> areas where new contributors can start contributing. Any suggestions on how
>> to get started effectively would also be very helpful.
>>
>> Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning from and
>> contributing to the community.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Smitirani Haripal
>>
>
Re: Introduction: New Contributor Interested in Apache Fineract
Posted by Smitirani Haripal <sm...@gmail.com>.
Hello everyone,
I am currently trying to build Apache Fineract locally and encountered an
issue where the Gradle build daemon crashes during the build process.
Has anyone experienced this before or could suggest possible solutions?
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Smitirani Haripal
On Sat, 7 Mar 2026 at 23:36, Smitirani Haripal <sm...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> My name is Smitirani Haripal, and I am a student developer from IIT
> Bombay, India.
>
> I am particularly interested in backend systems and distributed
> applications, and I have experience working with Java, Python, and backend
> development. I recently started exploring Apache Fineract and found the
> project very interesting, especially its role in building open-source
> financial services infrastructure.
>
> I am planning to apply for Google Summer of Code 2026 and would love to
> start contributing to the project and engaging with the community. I am
> currently setting up the development environment and exploring the codebase.
>
> I would greatly appreciate any guidance on beginner-friendly issues or
> areas where new contributors can start contributing. Any suggestions on how
> to get started effectively would also be very helpful.
>
> Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning from and
> contributing to the community.
>
> Best regards,
> Smitirani Haripal
>