How to run this web application via IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition

1 Add Maven run configuration with following parameters (also you can see example under maven-config.png):

• Command line: tomcat7:run-war
• Add "Run Maven goal" package in before launch task

2 Run application via "Run" button in IDEA (or Shift + F10 hotkeys in Windows)

3 Open application on http://localhost:8081/mvcTask (also you can see link to open in Maven logs [INFO] Running war on http://localhost:8081/mvcTask)

4 Enjoy ;)