"I don't like how JBoss tools or WTP modifies my tomcat config files!!!" We don't modify any of your tomcat config files, neither do WTP afaik. Snjezana's answer should be enough ;) "Merge all dependent projects into the WEB-INF/classes folder" That sounds like a tomcat specific request - JBoss supports exploded deployment outofthebox so not sure such option is needed ? View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4256094#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...