$TOMCAT_HOME/conf/server.xml mapping root path (/) to my app context --> overidde default tomcat root root context

server.xml

<Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps" unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true">
<!--
 SingleSignOn valve, share authentication between web applications
             Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html 
-->
<!--

        <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn" />
        
-->
<!--
 Access log processes all example.
             Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html
             Note: The pattern used is equivalent to using pattern="common" 
-->
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs" prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt" pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b"/>
<Context path="" docBase="jenkins" debug="0" reloadable="true" override="true"/>
</Host>