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From: Bob DeRemer <bob.deremer@thingworx.com>
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Subject: META-INF/Context.xml path question
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We're trying to determine if it's possible to build a WAR with an embedded =
META-INF/Context.xml that defines the webapp path to be different then the =
WAR file name.   Let's say we have AppServer-<version>.war, but we want to =
access it as: http://<host>/Server.   In addition, we want to support uploa=
ding/installing the WAR both from the Manager app as well as using ftp/comm=
and-line to copy the WAR and restart Tomcat.  This way, it's pretty much au=
tomatic without editing/creating additional XML files.

If this works, then we can have identifiable WAR files, but with a common/s=
tandard webapp path.

We have reviewed the docs and the only approach that has worked for us is a=
dding a separate Context element to the <Tomcat>/conf/Server.xml file.

Thanks,

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