Deploy on different context on embedded Jetty in GWT hosted mode

Question

While running my webapp using GWT hosted mode, I haven't found a way to deploy it outside root context of Jetty. I could only do that while using an independent app server and running hosted mode without Jetty.

Is there a way to run directly on embedded Jetty, but outside of root context?

Answer 1

I am not sure whether you checked up on google groups for this. This works for me https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/google-web-toolkit/a8OsRmMSaMg

Create file jetty-web.xml in yours WEB-INF directory

<?xml version="1.0"  encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<!DOCTYPE Configure PUBLIC "-//Mort Bay Consulting//DTD Configure//EN" 
"http://jetty.mortbay.org/configure.dtd"> 
<Configure class="org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext"> 

        <Set name="contextPath">/myapp</Set> 

</Configure> 

Solution for GWT >= 2.6

<?xml version="1.0"  encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE Configure PUBLIC 
    "-//Mort Bay Consulting//DTD Configure//EN" 
    "http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/configure_9_0.dtd">

<Configure class="org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext">
    <Set name="contextPath">/contextpath</Set>
</Configure>