One option is to use an exploded directory off off /deploy like this: server/default/deploy/myear.ear/application.xml server/default/deploy/myear.ear/mywar.war/WEB-INF/web.xml ... If you don't want to work out of the JBoss /deploy directory, you can tell the JBoss deployer to also look in your project directory: myproject/myear.ear/application.xml myproject/myear.ear/mywar.war/WEB-INF/web.xml ... You will edit the conf/jboss-service.xml file. The last MBean in the file controls the deployer. To see doc on all the options you can set, go to http://www.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=ConfiguringTheDeploymentScannerIn... Stan View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3967093#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...