# Error running flowable in a local machine **URL:** \ **Category:** Flowable Engine\ **Created:** [August 27, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/error-running-flowable-in-a-local-machine/12405 "2025-08-27T02:24:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1

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Hello, I have installed flowable using springboot and it gives the following error: `Consider defining a bean of type 'org.flowable.engine.IdentityService' in your configuration.` ```auto My main class: package com.example.flowable_app; ``` ```auto ``` ```auto import org.flowable.engine.IdentityService; ``` ```auto import org.flowable.idm.api.Group; ``` ```auto import org.flowable.idm.api.User; ``` ```auto import org.slf4j.Logger; ``` ```auto import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory; ``` ```auto import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner; ``` ```auto import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication; ``` ```auto import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication; ``` ```auto import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean; ``` ```auto ``` ```auto @SpringBootApplication ``` ```auto public class FlowableAppApplication { ``` ```auto ``` ```auto private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FlowableAppApplication.class); ``` ```auto ``` ```auto public static void main(String[] args) { ``` ```auto SpringApplication.run(FlowableAppApplication.class, args); ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto ``` ```auto @Bean ``` ```auto public CommandLineRunner initUsersAndGroups(IdentityService identityService) { ``` ```auto return args -> { ``` ```auto try { ``` ```auto // Check if any users exist to avoid re-initialization ``` ```auto if (identityService.createUserQuery().count() == 0) { ``` ```auto logger.info("Initializing users and groups..."); ``` ```auto ``` ```auto // Create Groups ``` ```auto createGroupIfNotExists(identityService, "employees", "Employees"); ``` ```auto createGroupIfNotExists(identityService, "supervisors", "Supervisors"); ``` ```auto createGroupIfNotExists(identityService, "hrs", "HRs"); ``` ```auto createGroupIfNotExists(identityService, "finances", "Finances"); ``` ```auto ``` ```auto // Create Users and Assign to Groups ``` ```auto createUserAndAssignGroup(identityService, "employee", "password", "employees"); ``` ```auto createUserAndAssignGroup(identityService, "supervisor", "password", "supervisors"); ``` ```auto createUserAndAssignGroup(identityService, "hr", "password", "hrs"); ``` ```auto createUserAndAssignGroup(identityService, "finance", "password", "finances"); ``` ```auto ``` ```auto // Admin User for REST API Access (no group assignment) ``` ```auto createUserAndAssignGroup(identityService, "admin", "test", null); ``` ```auto ``` ```auto logger.info("Users and groups initialized successfully."); ``` ```auto } else { ``` ```auto logger.info("Users already exist, skipping initialization."); ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto } catch (Exception e) { ``` ```auto logger.error("Failed to initialize users and groups: {}", e.getMessage(), e); ``` ```auto throw new RuntimeException("Initialization of users and groups failed", e); ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto }; ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto ``` ```auto private void createGroupIfNotExists(IdentityService identityService, String id, String name) { ``` ```auto Group existingGroup = identityService.createGroupQuery().groupId(id).singleResult(); ``` ```auto if (existingGroup == null) { ``` ```auto Group group = identityService.newGroup(id); ``` ```auto group.setName(name); ``` ```auto group.setType("security-role"); ``` ```auto identityService.saveGroup(group); ``` ```auto logger.info("Created group: {} ({})", name, id); ``` ```auto } else { ``` ```auto logger.debug("Group {} ({}) already exists", name, id); ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto ``` ```auto private void createUserAndAssignGroup(IdentityService identityService, String username, String password, String groupId) { ``` ```auto User existingUser = identityService.createUserQuery().userId(username).singleResult(); ``` ```auto if (existingUser == null) { ``` ```auto User user = identityService.newUser(username); ``` ```auto user.setPassword(password); // Flowable hashes the password ``` ```auto identityService.saveUser(user); ``` ```auto logger.info("Created user: {}", username); ``` ```auto } else { ``` ```auto logger.debug("User {} already exists", username); ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto ``` ```auto if (groupId != null) { ``` ```auto long membershipCount = identityService.createGroupQuery() ``` ```auto .groupId(groupId) ``` ```auto .groupMember(username) ``` ```auto .count(); ``` ```auto if (membershipCount == 0) { ``` ```auto identityService.createMembership(username, groupId); ``` ```auto logger.info("Assigned user {} to group {}", username, groupId); ``` ```auto } else { ``` ```auto logger.debug("User {} is already a member of group {}", username, groupId); ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto } ``` ```auto my pom: ``` ```auto ``` ```auto 4.0.0 ``` ```auto ``` ```auto org.springframework.boot ``` ```auto spring-boot-starter-parent ``` ```auto 3.5.5 ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto com.example ``` ```auto flowable-app ``` ```auto 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT ``` ```auto flowable-app ``` ```auto Demo project for Flowable using Springboot ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto 17 ``` ```auto 7.2.0 ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto org.springframework.boot ``` ```auto spring-boot-starter-web ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto org.springframework.boot ``` ```auto spring-boot-starter-data-jpa ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto com.h2database ``` ```auto h2 ``` ```auto runtime ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto org.flowable ``` ```auto flowable-spring-boot-starter ``` ```auto ${flowable.version} ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto org.flowable ``` ```auto flowable-spring-boot-starter-process-rest ``` ```auto ${flowable.version} ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto org.springframework.boot ``` ```auto spring-boot-starter-security ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto org.apache.httpcomponents ``` ```auto httpclient ``` ```auto 4.5.14 ``` ```auto runtime ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto org.springframework.boot ``` ```auto spring-boot-starter-test ``` ```auto test ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto org.flowable ``` ```auto flowable-spring-boot-starter-process ``` ```auto ${flowable.version} ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto org.springframework.boot ``` ```auto spring-boot-maven-plugin ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto central ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto flowable ``` ```auto https://maven.flowable.org/releases ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` my application.properties ```auto spring.application.name=flowable-app ``` ```auto logging.level.org.springframework.boot=DEBUG ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto spring.datasource.url=jdbc:h2:mem:flowable;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1 ``` ```auto spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.h2.Driver ``` ```auto spring.datasource.username=sa ``` ```auto spring.datasource.password= ``` ```auto spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect ``` ```auto spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update ``` ```auto spring.sql.init.enabled=true ``` ```auto ``` ```auto flowable.idm.enabled=true ``` ```auto flowable.process.enabled=true ``` ```auto flowable.rest-api-enabled=true ``` ```auto ``` ```auto spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=none ``` ```auto flowable.database-schema-update=true ``` ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ```auto server.port=8080 ``` ```auto ``` ```auto flowable.idm.app.admin.user-id=admin ``` ```auto flowable.idm.app.admin.password=test ``` ```auto flowable.idm.app.admin.first-name=Admin ``` ```auto flowable.idm.app.admin.last-name=Admin ``` [flowable.idm.app.admin.email=admin@flowable.org](mailto:flowable.idm.app.admin.email=admin@flowable.org) ```auto ``` ```auto flowable.database-schema-update Ascertain ``` ```auto logging.level.org.flowable=DEBUG ```