pom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

	<groupId>cat.proven</groupId>
	<artifactId>api-example</artifactId>
	<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
	<packaging>war</packaging>

	<name>api-example</name>

	<properties>
		<endorsed.dir>${project.build.directory}/endorsed</endorsed.dir>
		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
		<!-- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38882080/specifying-java-version-in-maven-differences-between-properties-and-compiler-p -->
		<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
		<maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
	</properties>

	<!-- glassfish repository -->
	<pluginRepositories>
		<pluginRepository>
			<id>m.g.o-groups-glassfish</id>
			<url>http://maven.glassfish.org/content/groups/glassfish</url>
		</pluginRepository>
	</pluginRepositories>

	<dependencies>
		<dependency>
			<groupId>javax</groupId>
			<artifactId>javaee-web-api</artifactId>
			<version>7.0</version>
			<scope>provided</scope>
		</dependency>

		<dependency>
			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
			<version>5.1.39</version>
		</dependency>
	</dependencies>

	<build>
		<plugins>
			<!-- https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19798-01/821-1754/gihus/index.html -->
			<!-- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3123536/i-follow-this-maven-glassfish-plugin-example-but-error-message-why -->

			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-embedded-glassfish-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>3.0.1</version>
				<configuration>
					<!-- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2709190/maven-embedded-glassfish-plugin-how-to-set-the-temporary-directory -->
					<instanceRoot>${project.build.directory}</instanceRoot>
					<goalPrefix>glassfish</goalPrefix>
					<app>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.war</app>
					<autoDelete>true</autoDelete>
					<port>8081</port>
					<contextRoot>test</contextRoot>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>

		</plugins>
	</build>
</project>