hi Chris, thank you for your prompt response.
I should have clarified in my original email that:
1) I am running Tomcat as a Windows service
2) my goal is to have something like this:
C:\Programs\Tomcat-conf <== /conf folder goes here, unchanged
with an upgrade
C:\Programs\Tomcat-bin <== /bin and /lib go here, updated when
there is a new point-release
from the README.txt/advanced that you cited I see that I can use
CATALINA_BASE for the Tomcat-conf folder above, and CATALINA_HOME for
the Tomcat-bin, and specifying the env values when installing the
service, as documented at
http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.0-doc/windows-service-howto.html#Multiple_Instances
do you think that this would work for a Windows service setup?
thanks again,
Igal
On 8/26/2014 8:16 AM, Christopher Schultz wrote:
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Igal,
On 8/26/14, 11:05 AM, Igal @ getRailo.org wrote:
is it possible to specify the path to the /conf folder? if yes,
how? if no, why?
I like upgrading Tomcat when a new update is available, and it
would be much easier if I could keep all of my config files in one
place, without having to move files with each upgrade. (actually,
I overwrite the /bin and /lib folders when upgrading a minor
version, but that's beside the point).
Take a look at the "Advanced" section of RUNNING.txt in any Tomcat
distribution's root. It will explain how you can use CATALINA_BASE and
CATALINA_HOME environment variables to have a single deployment
directory that doesn't (usually) have to change between point-releases
(e.g. 7.0.50 -> 7.0.51). It also allows you to install multiple Tomcat
versions side-by-side and choose which one to use at launch.
This will allow you to install a new version of Tomcat, launch with
it, and then easily roll-back to the prior version if you decide that
the upgrade is not working for you for some reason.
Hope that helps,
- -chris
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