This project provides a starter kit for Tomcat projects hosted on Platform.sh. It is primarily an example, although could be used as the starting point for a real project.
There are many ways in which you can deploy and run Java applications on platform.sh, here we propose a simple topology that allows you to have quick and safe deployments.
The actual project is located in the app/ directory with app/pom.xml describing your Maven build.
This app is responsible for the build and compile phase (look at the build hook in app/.platform.app.yaml). Its deploy hook takes the built artifcats and deploys them to the second application which runs a standard tomcat instance.
Platform.sh only redeploys applications that have something changed, as such, every time you git push only the app gets redeployed, not tomcat.
And as always, you can create new branches which will create a dedicated ephemeral staging for each branch.
To start a new project based on this template, follow these 3 simple steps:
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Clone this repository locally. You may optionally remove the
originremote or remove the.gitdirectory and re-init the project if you want a clean history. -
Create a new project through the Platform.sh user interface and select "Import an existing project" when prompted.
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Run the provided Git commands to add a Platform.sh remote and push the code to the Platform.sh repository.
That's it! You now have a working "hello world" level project you can build on.
You can also use this repository as a reference for your own projects, and borrow whatever code is needed. The most important parts are the two .platform.app.yaml files and the .platform directory.