How to pass System Properties in web.xml
In Java standalone application, you can use -D option to pass in the system properties : $ java -Dgeoip.file="/home/mkyong/geoip/test.db" test.jar In Java web application, you can pass the system properties via context-param in web.xml : web.xml <web-app> <context-param> <param-name>geoip.file</param-name> <param-value>/home/mkyong/geoip/test.db</param-value> </context-param> </web-app>