title: Can I access my Springboot application without providing the port in the URL?
body: <p>I ran <code>mvn clean install</code> on my project and compiled a fat JAR. It built without any errors. I moved the JAR to my server and ran <code>java -jar app.jar</code> from its file location. Now I when I hit the server's address I get the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>403 - Forbidden: Access is denied.
  You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials that you supplied.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm running Windows Server 2012R2. The folder <code>C:\inetpub\wwwroot</code> does serve webpage when I include an <code>index.html</code> file there. When I have nothing in there I get a 403 error. At some point I had the Springboot app running but I can't recall what had changed. Should I delete the <code>inetpub</code> folder? Why isn't my web app running from the provided JAR?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Edit:</strong> I just realized that if I use the IP address and the correct server port, i.e. <code>http://00.00.00.0:8080/</code> then I can access the application. Is there a way to set this up so that the app launches with just the IP address? Is there anything I can put in my <code>application.properties</code> file, for example?</p>