DevOps Complete Course - Deploy War on Tomcat Server

This video tutorial explains how to deploy a WAR file on a Tomcat server using Maven. It covers the configuration of pom.xml and settings.xml, the deployment process using Maven, and testing the deployment. The tutorial also demonstrates updating the code and redeploying it, highlighting the integration with Git and Jenkins for continuous deployment.

What is the first step in deploying a WAR file on a Tomcat server using Maven?

• Setting up a Git repository

• Downloading the Maven Web app archetype

• Configuring Jenkins

• Creating a Docker container

In the pom.xml configuration, what needs to be replaced with the Tomcat server's IP address?

• The server's hostname

• The localhost

• The server's port number

• The server's username

Which file contains the credentials for the Tomcat server?

• server.xml

• web.xml

• settings.xml

• pom.xml

What command is used to deploy the application using Maven?

• mvn clean install

• mvn package

• mvn tomcat7:deploy

• mvn compile

What is the purpose of the Maven Tomcat plugin?

• To compile Java code

• To run unit tests

• To manage dependencies

• To deploy applications to a Tomcat server

What should be done if the application is not deploying the latest code?

• Update the Maven version

• Reconfigure the pom.xml file

• Delete the existing deployment and redeploy

• Restart the Tomcat server

How is the latest code typically integrated into the Maven build process?

• By manually copying files

• By directly editing the WAR file

• Through a continuous integration tool like Jenkins

• By using a cron job