Changing Tomcat default web application

Add below line in server.xml in Host entry for localhost in server.xml.

<Context path="" docBase="whatsapp-direct" />


Result:


<Host name="localhost">

                <!-- SingleSignOn valve, share authentication between web applications 
                    Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html -->
                <!-- <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn" 
                    /> -->

                <!-- Access log processes all example. Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html 
                    Note: The pattern used is equivalent to using pattern="common" -->
                <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve"
                    directory="logs" prefix="localhost_access_log." suffix=".txt"
                    pattern="%h %l %u %t &quot;%r&quot; %s %b" resolveHosts="false" />

                <Context path="" docBase="/usr/local/tomcat/mywebapps/myapplication">
                    <WatchedResource>WEB-INF/web.xml</WatchedResource>
                </Context>

            </Host>