Best practices for deploying Java webapps with minimal downtime?

Question

When deploying a large Java webapp (>100 MB .war) I\'m currently use the following deployment process:

• The application .war file is expanded locally on the develop

Answer 1

This is dependant on your application architecture.

One of my applications sits behind a load-balancing proxy, where I perform a staggered deployment - effectively eradicating downtime.