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How to convert a .war file into a JAR file?

I did a project based on J2EE framework. Using spring/ hibernate technologies. And used Tomcat as my servlet container. I want to create a JAR file and make my web project executable. This question is asked before but answers are ambiguous.

Solution

  • Have a look at Spring Boot, this will help you create a jar that can be started with 

    java -jar <your-jar-file>

    It would not need to get deployed into a servlet container, instead it will run with an embedded tomcat. You'd need to install a java runtime wherever you want to run it, though.

    See this link for more information.