If your application is not deployed in exploded format, then for hot deploying the application, you will have to remove the current application (EAR) from the "deploy" and place the new version of the application in the deploy folder. Exploded deployment makes it a lot easier. Especially for jsps. If any jsp changes in an exploded deployment, the changes will be picked up without requiring any hot deployment of the entire application (no need to touch any xml files). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4173903#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...