[[Exception-javax.naming.NoInitialContextException-Exceptionjavax.naming.NoInitialContextException]]
= Exception: `javax.naming.NoInitialContextException`

If you try to use Camel without xref:components::spring.adoc[Spring] using code
something like this:

[source,java]
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CamelContext context = new DefaultCamelContext();
context.addRoutes(new MyRouteBuilder());

context.start();
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You might get an exception like this:

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     [java] Caused by: javax.naming.NoInitialContextException: Need to specify class name in environment or system property, or as an applet parameter, or in an application resource file:  java.naming.factory.initial
     [java]     at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:645)
     [java]     at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:247)
     [java]     at javax.naming.InitialContext.getURLOrDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:284)
     [java]     at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(InitialContext.java:351)
     [java]     at org.apache.camel.impl.JndiRegistry.lookup(JndiRegistry.java:51)
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This is because if you are not using Spring then the default
xref:registry.adoc[Registry] implementation uses xref:jndi.adoc[JNDI].

A simple workaround for this is to specify a JNDI provider. An easy fix
is to create a file called `jndi.properties` on the classpath and give
it this content...

[source,java]
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java.naming.factory.initial = org.apache.camel.util.jndi.CamelInitialContextFactory
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