Change Jetty Server Running Port

May 15, 2012 ・3comments ・Topic： Eclipse Java Maven

Jetty is one one of the best development server which I have ever used. It is easy to work with jetty server and its light weight

Here I am going to show how to change jetty server running port. Jetty server default running port is 8080.

Port with Maven:

Command line:

mvn jetty:run

mvn -Djetty.port=80 jetty:run

Using pom.xml

By changing jetty plugin system properties as below, you can change the jetty running port.

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-jetty-plugin</artifactId>
    <configuration>
        <stopPort>9966</stopPort>
        <stopKey>foo</stopKey>
        <systemProperties>
            <systemproperty>
                <name>jetty.port</name>
                <value>80</value>
            </systemproperty>
        </systemProperties>
    </configuration>
</plugin>

Using this method you can run multiple instances of jetty as well.

3 comments

Neil MorganJune 09, 2012 10:06 AM
Thanks for taking the time to discuss this I feel strongly about it and love learning more on this topic. If possible as you gain expertise would you mind updating your blog with more information? as it is extremely helpful for me. vonage
AnonymousDecember 21, 2012 9:41 PM
Thanks... was really helpful.
AnonymousDecember 21, 2012 9:41 PM
Thanks... was really helpful.

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