What's the difference between putting the same archive in exploded form versus packaged form in a deploy directory? What are the advantages and disadvantages? (I imagine it's more than a simple choice of personal preference, though it may be...) Also, is the only requirement (apart from having the appropriate files within the exploded archive) for an exploded archive to have the appropriate suffix on the folder name for it to be automatically deployed? (e.g. explodedfolder.ear, explodedfolder.war, explodedfolder.sar) That's it? Though I bet it would cause a lot of conflict when you accidentally have a folder and file of the same name...does JBoss have preferences in terms of which it loads first, or is this configurable, or will it cause trouble that'd be hard to detect until you realize your mistake? Thanks. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3992325#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...