Using a different Tomcat manager URL

To configure the plugin for a different Tomcat instance, add a plugin configuration block to your pom.xml as follows:

<project>
  ...
  <build>
    ...
    <plugins>
      ...
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
        <artifactId>tomcat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <url>http://www.mydomain.com:1234/mymanager</url>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
      ...
    </plugins>
    ...
  </build>
  ...
</project>

The default Tomcat manager URL is http://localhost:8080/manager.

Using different Tomcat manager authentication details

To specify a different username and password to use when authenticating with Tomcat manager:

1. Add a plugin configuration block to your pom.xml:

   <project>
     ...
     <build>
       ...
       <plugins>
         ...
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>tomcat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
             <server>myserver</server>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         ...
       </plugins>
       ...
     </build>
     ...
   </project>
   

2. Add a corresponding server block to your settings.xml:

   <settings>
     ...
     <servers>
       ...
       <server>
         <id>myserver</id>
         <username>myusername</username>
         <password>mypassword</password>
       </server>
       ...
     </servers>
     ...
   </settings>
   

The default authentication details are username admin and no password.

Using a different context path

The default context path is /${project.build.finalName}, which itself defaults to /${artifactId}-${version}.

The preferred way of changing the context path is to change the finalName by adding the following to your pom.xml:

<project>
  ...
  <build>
    ...
    <finalName>mycontext</finalName>
    ...
  </build>
  ...
</project>

Alternatively, a different context path can be specified by adding an explicit plugin configuration block to your pom.xml as follows:

<project>
  ...
  <build>
    ...
    <plugins>
      ...
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
        <artifactId>tomcat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <path>/mycontext</path>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
      ...
    </plugins>
    ...
  </build>
  ...
</project>