Yes, you can do this - just set the appropriate system properties to let the app server know where to look. For example, if you copy server/default to /opt/myconfig, then when starting up the app server, add the following to the JAVA_OPTS: -Djboss.server.base.dir=/opt/myconfig -Djboss.server.base.url=file:///opt/myconfig/ That should be the only two you have to set. For a list of most of the properties: http://www.jboss.org/community/wiki/JBossProperties Or use the jmx-console and the SystemProperites mbean to see everything. View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4266933#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...