I get javax.jms.InvalidDestinationException: This destination does not exist!

This means the queue or topic is not deployed on the jms server you are connecting to.

What is a jms destination?

A jms destination is just a name. It does not have any location information.

If you take a queue from one server and try to use it with a connection

from a different jms server you will get the error above.

What determines the connection to the server?

The javax.jms.[ConnectionFactory|DOC-9419] determines which jms server you are talking to. When you lookup the ConnectionFactory in jndi it contains information on how to connect to the jms server.

Other causes

• The destination was undeployed

• It was a temporary queue or topic. The connection that created it has been closed.

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