title: where/how to setup configuration resources for Tomcat .war files
body: <p>I have a source tree for a .war file that I need to modify so that I can add some application-specific configuration info (in this case a jdbc connection string, but I may have other properties-like resources). What are the best practices for where to put configuration info and how to access this from within the Servlet?</p>
  
  <p>I'm guessing this <a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/context.html" rel="noreferrer">Tomcat configuration reference</a> has something to do with it, but my eyes glaze over when I try to read it.</p>