Java Sevlet Mapping. Welcome file list

On my web In the XML file, I have this

<!-- WELCOME FILE LIST -->
<welcome-file-list>
    <welcome-file>/index</welcome-file>
</welcome-file-list>

Which map to this

<!-- SERVLET FOR THE HOME PAGE -->
<servlet>
    <servlet-name>HomePageServlet</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>com.gmustudent.HomePageServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>HomePageServlet</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/index</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

When I put it in the address bar, I get my home site, and the servlet grabs all my content on request

http://localhost:8086/gmustudent/index

But it gave me a 404

http://localhost:8086/gmustudent/

Why doesn't my welcome file list grab the welcome file servlet when the index is not specified?

Solution

http://localhost:8086/gmustudent/

http://localhost:8086/gmustudent/

Gmustudent is the context root of a web application Index is the resource you want to access

You can configure the following welcome file and delete the pre - /:

<welcome-file>Index</welcome-file> 
</welcome-file-list>

visit

http://localhost:8086/gmustudent/