Tomcat Maven Plugin with code sample
The Tomcat Maven plugin helps to run a Java web application in an embedded Tomcat container. Thus, this allows developers to quickly develop and build a web application without having to install Tomcat. In this article, we will be learning how to use this plugin. Creating a Maven Project Let us first create a simple Maven web project. I will be using Eclipse IDE. In order to create a Maven web project in Eclipse, you need to follow the steps given below: Step 1 – Click on File > New > Other . Click on Maven Project . Click Next : Step 2 – The following screen is displayed. Click Next : Step 3 – In the Filter text box, type “maven-archetype-webapp” . Select “ org.apache.maven.archetypes “. Click Next : Step 4 – Enter Group Id and Artifact Id . Click Finish : This creates a web project with the required directory structure. It also has a basic hello world page: Adding the Tomcat plugin In order to support the Tomcat Maven plugin, we need to add it to the pom.xml file. <plug