WEB-INF/web.xml baseFolder context parameter is not ${contextFolder}/WEB-INF/data!WEB-INF/data folder to a location writeable by your servlet container.WEB-INF/web.xml file and set the baseFolder context parameter to your external baseFolder.${baseFolder}/gitblit.properties.data as outlined in step 1 of Upgrading Gitblit GO (pre-1.2.1)WEB-INF/data/gitblit.properties file to your data folderWEB-INF/web.xml file and set the baseFolder context parameter to your external baseFolder.The baseFolder context parameter has been replaced with a baseFolder JNDI env-entry. This means you can define the baseFolder from the administrative console of your servlet container and not have to manipulate anything in the web.xml file.