org.glassfish.jersey.servlet.ServletContainer ClassNotFoundException

The problem: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.glassfish.jersey.servlet.ServletContainer indicates that you try to use the Jersey 2.x servlet, but you are supplying the Jersey 1.x libs. For Jersey 1.x you have to do it like this: <servlet> <servlet-name>Jersey REST Service</servlet-name> <servlet-class> com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer </servlet-class> <init-param> <param-name>com.sun.jersey.config.property.packages</param-name> <param-value>sample.hello.resources</param-value> </init-param> <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup> </servlet> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>Jersey REST Service</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/rest/*</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> For more information check the Jersey 1.x documentation. If you instead … Read more