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en:user_advanced:gs3_server [2016/11/16 20:44] – [Apache Tomcat] kjdonen:user_advanced:gs3_server [2016/11/16 23:52] – [Apache Tomcat] kjdon
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 Tomcat is a servlet container, and Greenstone3 runs as a servlet inside it.  Tomcat is a servlet container, and Greenstone3 runs as a servlet inside it. 
 The file ''$GSDL3SRCHOME/packages/tomcat/conf/server.xml'' is the Tomcat configuration file.  The file ''$GSDL3SRCHOME/packages/tomcat/conf/server.xml'' is the Tomcat configuration file. 
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 A Tomcat Context represents a web application. The Context for Greenstone3 is given by the file A Tomcat Context represents a web application. The Context for Greenstone3 is given by the file
 $GSDL3SRCHOME/packages/tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/greenstone3.xml.  $GSDL3SRCHOME/packages/tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/greenstone3.xml. 
-This tells Tomcat where to find the files for the application including its web.xml file (in the $GSDL3HOME folder, ie the web folder in your greenstone3 installation) , and what URL (/greenstone3) to give it. To make changes to these files, don't edit these files directly as Greenstone configures these each time it starts up. See the section on changing Tomcat settings [[#Changing_Tomcat_settings|below]].+This tells Tomcat where to find the files for the application including its web.xml file (in the $GSDL3HOME folder, ie the web folder in your greenstone3 installation) , and what URL (/greenstone3) to give it.  
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 +To make changes to these files, don't edit these files directly as Greenstone configures these each time it starts up. See the section on changing Tomcat settings [[#Changing_Tomcat_settings|below]]. 
 Anything inside the Context directory is accessible via Tomcat . For example, the index.html  Anything inside the Context directory is accessible via Tomcat . For example, the index.html 
 file that lives in $GSDL3HOME can be accessed through the URL file that lives in $GSDL3HOME can be accessed through the URL
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