Since TermWeb 3.15 it is possible to store the properties and custom layout files in a directory outside the web app, and specifying the directory path in the environment variable TERMWEB_HOME. By using a separate directory for the config files there is no need to restore the files back into the TermWeb web app directory after updating TermWeb.
Directory structure
The directory specified by TERMWEB_HOME environment variable (called <termweb_home>) should have the following structure:
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The <termweb_home> directory should be readable and writable for Tomcat.
Setting TERMWEB_HOME
The variable is set by adding
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(where <termweb_home> is the full path to your TermWeb directory) to Tomcat's environment.
Linux
The exact location to set the environment variable depends on the Linux distribution. Some possible files are:
/etc/tomcat/tomcat.conf<tomcat>/bin/setenv.sh(use exportTERMWEB_HOME=<termweb_home>)
Windows
If Tomcat is run as a service you can specify -DTERMWEB_HOME (e.g. -DTERMWEB_HOME=c:\termweb) in the Java Options in the Apache Tomcat configuration tool.
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