Map external directory to web.xml

Question

Is there an easy way to map a directory in the web.xml or other deployment descriptor (jetty.xml, etc) files?

For example, if I have a directory /opt/files/ is there

Answer 1

No idea how to do it with Jetty, but in Tomcat you can just add a new to server.xml:

This way it's accessible by http://example.com/files/.... See if something similar exist for Jetty.

Update: after Googling, the "normal Java code" equivalent would be something like:

WebAppContext files = new WebAppContext("/opt/files", "/files");
Server server  = new Server(8080);
server.setHandler(files);
server.start(); 

Now yet to translate that into jetty.xml flavor. I am a bit guessing based on the documentation and examples found on the web, so don't pin me on it:

    /opt/files
    /files

Another possibility may be this:

    
        
            
                /opt/files
                /files