Setting up website with java

Question

I have a virtual dedicated server from godaddy which has tomcat on it. I developed an app and now want to deploy it to the site. I want it so that when you get www.myexamplesite.com, the default jsp appears. I can get the app to work sorta using the tomcat directory (123.123.123.123:9080/myjavaapp) but obviously I don't want all this out, just the domain name.

Forgive my ignorance, but I am a caveman when it comes to servers. This is my first time doing this on my own and I'm a little lost. So if there's any way to dumb it down for a rookie like me, I'd appreciate it.

Answer 1

I have similar problems in the past and one of the easiest way to do this is just to use an index that redirects to your app using javascript.

Is a shame that the lamp guys have all of this hosting solutions and that we have to fight against this stupid thingies. But thats the way it goes.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

there is a file web.xml in ur web-inf directory specify the start page in the xml file and u will get it as u want.

Best of luck for the new site