You need not place the property file outside your application. You can package this property file as part of your application(may be in the same jar/war in which your servlet is present) and later on in your code of servlet, you can retrieve the same as follows: Servlet { | | init() { | InputStream inputStream = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("yourPropertiesFileName.properties"); | java.util.Properties props = new Properties(); | props.load(inputStream); | } | | } You will find more information on this here: http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javaqa/2003-08/01-qa-0808-property.html View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3961498#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...