Where to store uploaded static files with Apache Tomcat

Question

I store files uploaded by users as follows:

 InputStream inputStream = null;
 OutputStream outputStream = null;

 MultipartFile file = uploadedFile.getFile();

 String fileName = file.getOriginalFilename();
 String path ="C:/apache-tomcat-8.0.18/uploads/images/";

 try {
   inputStream = file.getInputStream();
   File newFile = new File(path +fileName);
   if (!newFile.exists()) {
     System.out.println(newFile.getAbsolutePath());
     newFile.createNewFile();
   }
   outputStream = new FileOutputStream(newFile);
   int read = 0;
   byte[] bytes = new byte[1024];

   while ((read = inputStream.read(bytes)) != -1) {
     outputStream.write(bytes, 0, read);
   }
 } catch (IOException e) {
   e.printStackTrace();
 }
 finally {
   outputStream.close();
 }

What must be the path where the uploaded files should be saved? I want to store images and display them in JSP pages.

I initially stored the files in the webapp/images folder of my Maven project. But when the app is redeployed the uploaded files are also getting deleted. How can I solve this problem?

When I upload in C:/apache-tomcat-8.0.18/uploads/images/ I can't get images to display in my JSP page. Get error Not allowed to load local resource.

When your JSP gets rendered in the browser, what does the HTML code for images (``) look like? — manish, May 25 '16 at 07:11

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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The best way for you to store Files on the disk is using the Content Repository API for Java (JCR). I suggest Jackrabbit.

Take a look at this answer Recommended way to save uploaded files in a servlet application

edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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answered May 24 '16 at 20:03

Muchael

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I looked link There is `File uploads = new File("/path/to/uploads");` But I don't undastand what path I must write ? Is it be not in my webapp? – Nastya Gorobets May 24 '16 at 20:31

Where to store uploaded static files with Apache Tomcat

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