Define configuration file outside of the classpath

Here I describe the way I use to configure my applications. The main idea is to define a property file outside of the application, doing this, it is possible to deploy the same application in several environments (dev/test/prod) without any changes. First of all, the property file: net.classnotfound.app.jdbc.server=db-server net.classnotfound.app.jdbc.port=1521 net.classnotfound.app.jdbc.sid=xe net.classnotfound.app.jdbc.user=scott net.classnotfound.app.jdbc.password=koala The tips is… Continue reading Define configuration file outside of the classpath