NetBeans doesn't deploy to *webapps*. For a Tomcat root:
C:\Programs\Apache Software Foundation\apache-tomcat-11\
it will create an XML file in:
C:\Programs\Apache Software
Foundation\apache-tomcat-11\conf\Catalina\localhost\
The XML file contains something like:
Context ... docBase="C:\project\project-webapp\target\project"
This allows hot reloading of your code (e.g. applying changes to method
bodies in your classes). AFAIK the war file is not used.
Cheers,
Maciej Nux
ArbolOne Enterprise (2026-01-23 17:25):
*Hello.
*
*Product Version:* Apache NetBeans IDE 28
*Java:* 25.0.1; OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 25.0.1+8-LTS
*Runtime:* OpenJDK Runtime Environment 25.0.1+8-LTS
*System:* Windows 11 version 10.0 running on amd64; UTF-8; en_CA (nb)
*User directory:* C:\Users\arbol\AppData\Roaming\NetBeans\28
*Cache directory:* C:\Users\arbol\AppData\Local\NetBeans\Cache\28
The IDE does not deploy the WAR or any App's files to
'[DRIVE]:\Tomcat-11.0\webapps\ROOT'; I think it has to do with the
installation from the Installer. Is there a way to make the IDE deploy
to \Tomcat-11.0\webapps\ROOT, or should I uninstall and then reinstall
a less featured installation of Apache NetBeans IDE 28?
Thanks in advance
