POM element to package and deploy to a specific folder

pom.xml

<project>
	
	<!-- copy this section to your existing pom.xml -->
	<!-- section: deploys the built artifact to the defined path -->
	<build>
		<!-- replace the name -->
		<finalName>{{ jar/war name }}</finalName>
		<plugins>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>2.3</version>

				<executions>
					<execution>
						<id>copy</id>
						<phase>build</phase>
						<goals>
							<goal>copy</goal>
						</goals>
					</execution>
				</executions>
				<configuration>
					<failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
					
					<!-- replace the path | absolute path to the deployment directory -->
					<outputDirectory> {{ path }}</outputDirectory>
					<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
					<overWriteSnapshots>true</overWriteSnapshots>
				</configuration>
			</plugin> 
		</plugins>
	</build>
	<!-- end -->
	
</project>