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Old 11-19-2015
Where is the best location to deploy an application on Tomcat over Linux?

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out the best location to deploy an application on Tomcat over Linux server.

The application structure is as follows:

1. WAR - the app itself.
2. conf - configuration files that are part of the product, not to be changed in deployment
3. local_conf - overriding conf in deployment
4. logs
5. data - user data (e.g. stuff users uploads to the server)
6. admin tools - a set of scripts and other tools used by system administrators (e.g. tools to maintain user data)
7. Tomcat

Option 1 - Classic
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Put everything where it is supposed to be according to Linux classic structure the way I understand it (comments are welcome):

- Tomcat goes to /usr/local/tomcat, WAR deployed inside it.
- conf and local_conf go to /etc/conf/myapp/conf and /etc/conf/myapp/local_conf
- logs go to /var/log/myapp
- data to somewhere under /var, maybe /var/data/myapp
- admin tools - not completely sure where these should go, maybe /usr/sbin/myapp

Option 2 - User home directory
-----------------------------------
Put everything under the home directory of the user that runs the service.

Is the classic approach the preferred one, or is it considered obsolete? Is option 2 a good alternative?

There may also be mixed approaches, e.g. option 2 with logs in /var/log.

Any input is appreciated.

Last edited by moshebs; 11-19-2015 at 04:08 AM..
 

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