GWT App through tomcat on Intellij-Idea 10

Question

Sounds simple, but I'm having lots of issues.

I want to run a GWT project in a tomcat on Intellij-idea 10.

Does anyone know how to set up the run config?

Regards, Charles.

Answer 1

You can use '-noserver' option to start Dev Mode under Tomcat. Edit your GWT run configuration by adding '-noserver -port 8080' to 'Dev Mode parameters' field, then run the Tomcat configuration and after that run the GWT configuration.

Answer 2

This all implies that this is a development run, i.e. for local testing/debugging purposes. This is not deployment to production servers. I also assume you have GWT and Web facets defined for this project.

1. If you need GWT debugging, then you must run as GWT run configuration: here you can only choose a Default server (Jetty that comes with GWT) or an AppEngine Development server (if installed).

2. If you must run under Tomcat, then:

   a. Add a Tomcat server under Settings - App Servers.

   b. Create an Artifact - WAR exploded (under project settings). Add all items in right pane to the left pane.

   b. Create a Tomcat run configuration with this Artifact.