# How to configuration rails upload directory in tomcat?

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**Created:** [October 18, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-configuration-rails-upload-directory-in-tomcat/197679 "2010-10-18T19:18:49Z")\
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My basic requirement is upload and show image.  
I use rails on jruby and warble package the project as war on windows.  
In rails, I set my upload directory as  
‘#{Rails.root}/public/data/users’. And it works on common rails light  
server like webrick. But after I deployed to tomcat, the ‘public’  
disappear. All the files under public went to the parent directory of  
WEB-INF. And after the server started, the rails function can’t find the  
path.  
Then I tried to move my ‘data’ directory back to WEB-INF, but the url  
doesn’t work. I tried to create link in windows. But it still not works.  
Can anybody suggestion some work around to do this? Thanks.