Deploy web application other than webapp folder in apache tomcat

Question

I want to deploy web application in directory(e.g \Users\username\myapps\app1) other than webapps folder.

I know to how to change "appBase" other than webapps by setting "appBase" attribute in "host" tag in server.xml in conf directory.

But problem is, I don't want to change whole webapps directory, I just want to deploy one application not in webapps directory.

your question was answered here - stackoverflow.com/questions/661166/… — radai
– radai, Commented Nov 19, 2013 at 6:19
thanks radai for quick response. let me check it & apply it. — Parth
– Parth, Commented Nov 19, 2013 at 6:20
Possible duplicate of How to deploy external webapp in tomcat? — Tom Panning
– Tom Panning, Commented Apr 19, 2017 at 14:13

René Link · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-12 07:32:22Z

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Use a context.xml file placed in the $CATALINA_BASE/conf/[enginename]/[hostname]/ directory.

enginename -> server.xml - Server/Service/Engine[@name] Default is Catalina.
hostname -> server.xml - Server/Service/EngineHost[@name] Default is localhost.

You can specify the absolute path or relative path in the docBase attribute.

<Context docBase="/Users/username/myapps/app1">
</Context>

See http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/config/context.html

PS (from the tomcat doc):

It is NOT recommended to place elements directly in the server.xml file. This is because it makes modifying the Context configuration more invasive since the main conf/server.xml file cannot be reloaded without restarting Tomcat.

edited Oct 12, 2017 at 7:32

answered Nov 19, 2013 at 6:23

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Parth Over a year ago

Thanks link. I have already followed answer of "stackoverflow.com/questions/661166/…" question.

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