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Simplest example: I have a dispatcher servlet configured to catch everything: <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>dispatcher</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> I have a simple test controller: @RequestMapping("/index") @ResponseBody public String rootTest(){ return "Main page displayed from TestController"; } In this test case I am adding (or removing) the following line to dispatcher-servlet.xml : <mvc:resources mapping="/public/**" location="/public/"/> My lofty goal: to serve static content (images, css, js) along with my dynamic content (generated via Velocity within a Jetty servlet container, tied together with the almighty Spring). My Dilema: When I add <mvc:resources .../> I get a 404 for http://localhost/index , but I can serve an image from http://localhost/public/img/42.png . If I remove <mvc:resources .../> then http://localhost/index works fine, but of course, how do I serve static content? Bonus question: Why can I never have my cake and eat it too?

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