Ok, it is a bit disappointing that Tomcat does not support this in standard webapps folder. But I found an easy workaround: create Windows junction app#latest that points to app#1 folder (both in webapps).
-Harri -----Original Message----- From: Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> Sent: perjantai 1. huhtikuuta 2022 18.46 To: users@tomcat.apache.org Subject: Re: Two context paths to same application On 01/04/2022 15:59, Harri Pesonen wrote: > Hello, > > while reading the documentation in > https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftomc > at.apache.org%2Ftomcat-8.5-doc%2Fconfig%2Fcontext.html%23Naming&da > ta=04%7C01%7Charri.pesonen%40sinch.com%7Cdac1869da5b046b4f23e08da13f6c > c02%7C3b518aae89214a7b8497619d756ce20e%7C0%7C0%7C637844248015649619%7C > Unknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1h > aWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=vHZmEqMaCuKbja9GN1vHfCgD5pEKVLzYsb > L21ZaJtvg%3D&reserved=0 it is not clear to me how to achieve the > following: > > Have one WAR file with corresponding directory, for example: > > app#1.war => app#1 (directory) => /app/1 (context path) > > But have another context path pointing to same application: > > /app/latest (context path) => app#1 (directory) > > I tried adding <Context> to server.xml inside <Host> like: > > <Context docBase="app#1 " path="/app/latest"/> > > But Tomcat created another directory app#latest from this, and copied app#1 > there. > I would like to avoid having duplicate directories. > > Doc says that: > * To define multiple contexts that use a single WAR file or directory, use > one of the options described in the Naming section above for creating a > Context that has a path that is not related to the base file name. > * If you want to deploy a WAR file or a directory using a context path that > is not related to the base file name then one of the following options must > be used to prevent double-deployment: > ** Disable autoDeploy and deployOnStartup and define all Contexts in > server.xml > ** Locate the WAR and/or directory outside of the Host's appBase and use a > context.xml file with a docBase attribute to define it. > > Don't quite understand what to do. > Do I need add <Context> also to the existing application: > > <Context docBase="app#1 " path="/app/1"/> > > Or what does "define all Contexts in server.xml" mean? > And what does the second option (Locate the WAR...) mean? The key part is you need to locate the docBase (the web application WAR or directory) NOT under the appBase ($CATALINA_BASE/webapps). So something like this: /opt/webapps/myapp-1 and then under $CATALINA_BASE/conf/Catlaina/localhost you'll need two context files: myapp#1.xml <Context docBase="/opt/webapps/myapp-1" /> myapp#latest.xml <Context docBase="/opt/webapps/myapp-1" /> HTH, MarK --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
