Designer launcher wont launch

Ignition standard 8.3.2 (b2025120210)

The Ignition Designer Launcher opens normally and successfully reaches the login screen.
The username and password are entered correctly, but after submitting the credentials, the Designer closes automatically and does not load the project or show any error message.

In summary:

  • The Designer launches correctly

  • The Gateway is reachable

  • The login screen appears

  • Credentials are accepted

  • Immediately after login, the Designer closes and nothing opens

This indicates that the issue occurs after authentication, during the Designer startup / project loading phase, not during network connectivity or initial gateway access.

Log. *Note i overwrite the ip for xxx cause the forum detects as a link and just allow me to set 2.

INFO [CompositeClassRejectListFilter] [2026/01/06 08:41:08]: Initialization performed successfully
INFO [CompositeClassRejectListFilter] [2026/01/06 08:41:08]: JVM-wide ObjectInputFilter set up successfully
INFO [CompositeClassRejectListFilter] [2026/01/06 08:41:08]: Platform serialFilter has 88 pattern(s)
INFO [DesignerLauncher ] [2026/01/06 08:41:08]: Set initial logging level to INFO
WARN [DesignerLauncher ] [2026/01/06 08:41:09]: Gateway xxx:8088 could not be reached
INFO [CompositeClassRejectListFilter] [2026/01/06 08:41:18]: Initialization performed successfully
INFO [CompositeClassRejectListFilter] [2026/01/06 08:41:18]: JVM-wide ObjectInputFilter set up successfully
INFO [CompositeClassRejectListFilter] [2026/01/06 08:41:18]: Platform serialFilter has 88 pattern(s)
INFO [DesignerLauncher ] [2026/01/06 08:41:18]: Set initial logging level to INFO
WARN [DesignerLauncher ] [2026/01/06 08:41:20]: Gateway xxx:8088 could not be reached
INFO [GatewayConnect ] [2026/01/06 08:41:30]: Attempting to connect to gateway
xxx:8088...
INFO [LaunchUtil ] [2026/01/06 08:41:38]: Starting Java with the following parameters: C:\Users\RicardoSalgado.ignition\cache\resources\runtimes\17.0.16\bin\java.exe -classpath C:\Users\RicardoSalgado.ignition\cache\resources\platform\launchclient.jar\00000000607E8D0A\launchclient.jar -Dignition.gateway.addr.0=http://172.16.2.188:8088 -Dignition.launchts=1767710498132 -Dignition.main=com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.DesignerStartupHook -Dignition.edition= -Dignition.plugins= -Xms128M -Xmx1024M -Dignition.memory.init=128M -Dignition.memory.max=1024M --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.event=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.tree=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.apple.eawt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.image=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.shell=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.table=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.print=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED -Dsun.java2d.d3d=false -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=false -Dignition.screen=0 -Dignition.scope=D com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.BootstrapSwing

Hi @ricardoasalgador ,

Ok so you are hitting an issue after login. this is in an entirely new process than the actual Designer Launcher. at the end of your logging there is the command used to launch this new process, are you able to run that in cmd or powershell to get standard output for the running designer process and paste it here?

should be this part:

C:\Users\RicardoSalgado\.ignition\cache\resources\runtimes\17.0.16\bin\java.exe -classpath C:\Users\RicardoSalgado\.ignition\cache\resources\platform\launchclient.jar\00000000607E8D0A\launchclient.jar -Dignition.gateway.addr.0=http://172.16.2.188:8088 -Dignition.launchts=1767710498132 -Dignition.main=com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.DesignerStartupHook -Dignition.edition= -Dignition.plugins= -Xms128M -Xmx1024M -Dignition.memory.init=128M -Dignition.memory.max=1024M --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.event=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.tree=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.apple.eawt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.image=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.shell=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.table=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.print=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED -Dsun.java2d.d3d=false -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=false -Dignition.screen=0 -Dignition.scope=D com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.BootstrapSwing
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Thanks for the quick answer. This is what i get/

Error: Could not find or load main class .gateway.addr.0=http:..172.16.2.188:8088
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: /gateway/addr/0=http://172/16/2/188:8088

Thanks for the quick answer. This is what i get/

Error: Could not find or load main class .gateway.addr.0=http:..172.16.2.188:8088
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: /gateway/addr/0=http://172/16/2/188:8088

Usually this kind of error means the full command wasn't copied/pasted correctly and/or is missing some quotes.

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I Copied several times, i have the notepad and sublime text, and still getting the same msg. Now a other partner is having the same issuee with the same Gateway.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> C:\Users\RicardoSalgado.ignition\cache\resources\runtimes\17.0.16\bin\java.exe -classpath C:\Users\RicardoSalgado.ignition\cache\resources\platform\launchclient.jar\00000000607E8D0A\launchclient.jar -Dignition.gateway.addr.0=http://172.16.2.188:8088 -Dignition.launchts=1767721051010 -Dignition.main=com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.DesignerStartupHook -Dignition.edition= -Dignition.plugins= -Xms128M -Xmx1024M -Dignition.memory.init=128M -Dignition.memory.max=1024M --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.event=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.tree=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.apple.eawt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.image=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.shell=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.table=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.print=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED -Dsun.java2d.d3d=false -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=false -Dignition.screen=0 -Dignition.scope=D com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.BootstrapSwing
Error: Could not find or load main class .gateway.addr.0=http:..172.16.2.188:8088
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: /gateway/addr/0=http://172/16/2/188:8088

Where's the backslash between your username and .ignition going? Are you copy/pasting this?

I can see the BackSlash on the Windows PowerShell, once i copy direct from it, it deletes the back slash

This is the direct copy

PS C:\Users\RicardoSalgado> C:\Users\RicardoSalgado.ignition\cache\resources\runtimes\17.0.16\bin\java.exe -classpath C:\Users\RicardoSalgado.ignition\cache\resources\platform\launchclient.jar\00000000607E8D0A\launchclient.jar -Dignition.gateway.addr.0=http://172.16.2.188:8088 -Dignition.launchts=1767725754873 -Dignition.main=com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.DesignerStartupHook -Dignition.edition= -Dignition.plugins= -Xms128M -Xmx1024M -Dignition.memory.init=128M -Dignition.memory.max=1024M --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.event=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.tree=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.apple.eawt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.image=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.shell=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.table=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.print=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED -Dsun.java2d.d3d=false -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=false -Dignition.screen=0 -Dignition.scope=D com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.BootstrapSwing
Error: Could not find or load main class .gateway.addr.0=http:..172.16.2.188:8088
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: /gateway/addr/0=http://172/16/2/188:8088

I wonder if the syntax needs to be slightly different in PowerShell.

Can you try it in the regular terrible cmd.exe command prompt?

This is what i get from CMD

Attached in a TXT, exeed the character limit.

CMD Return.txt (44.7 KB)

Is this a fresh install or an upgrade?

@jcoffman the manifest / class path has no JXBrowser JARs for some reason.

This is an Upgrade

Upgrade via installer or zip files?

You might need to call into support and let them take a look.

huh thats odd, can you check your gateway install directory for lib/opt/jxbrowser and see if there are a number of jars in there?

I do agree with Kevin that at this point you might need to reach out to support