Use include elements, variables, and Ref tags in configuration files

We can keep all the configuration settings in a single server.xml file, or we can use include elements to consolidate configuration settings from separate files. We can use variables in the configuration to avoid hardcoding values that might not be appropriate when the configuration is reused in different environments. We can use Ref tags to refer to (and thereby reuse) existing code blocks defined elsewhere in the configuration.

• Use include elements in configuration files
  
• Use variables in configuration files
  
• Use Ref tags in configuration files
  
• Use the configuration dropins folder to specify server configuration
  
• ID variables that refer to configuration files
  

Parent topic: Administer Liberty manually

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• Server configuration