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Slow start of Java applications on MacOS is sometimes caused by a problem in resolving "localhostc".
You will need administrator's password to make the changes using the following steps:

1. Open Terminal window and type 
hostname
it should return something like 
Vital-MacBook-Pro.local

2. Open hosts file in nano edior by typing:
sudo nano /etc/hosts
enter you administrator password and hit return

3. You should have the following two lines in your hosts file 

127.0.0.1 localhost
::1       localhost

4. Modify the lines so they include the hostname like shown below

127.0.0.1   localhost Vital-MacBook-Pro.local
::1         localhost Vital-MacBook-Pro.local

5. Save changes by pressing Ctrl+O
6. Flush your DNS cache by typing: 

sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder