# How to configure context-root from web.xml

**URL:** <https://forum.payara.fish/t/how-to-configure-context-root-from-web-xml/799>\
**Category:** Technical Discussion\
**Created:** [March 23, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.payara.fish/t/how-to-configure-context-root-from-web-xml/799 "2024-03-23T23:05:21Z")\
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Hello,

I can change the context path from the admin console, but how can I make my app have a context-root?

It has been a long time since I used payara, and we used to be able to do this. Basically, I would like to deploy the web application to root “/”

However adding / to web.xml inside tags, causes error.

Best Regards,  
C.