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Defining datasources in Application Vs App Server



Defining datasources in Application

  • Pros
    • Avoid configuring client's application server  
    • Useful in development stage to just change the parameters and build and deploy 
  • Cons
    • Cannot use same build for Dev, QA, UAT and Pro. that may leads to minor problems 
Defining datasources in App server

  • Pros
    • More secure by having it in app server configuration builder will not have the credentials to the clients DB 
    • Can make war file smaller having DB modules in app server
    • Can use same war file in multiple places (Test, Production and different clients) 
    • Can use same build for staging and make sure that application works perfectly 
    • Easy deployment 
  • Cons
    • Based on the different clients having different application servers would take some time to configure 

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