diff --git a/distro/gcube-app.xml b/distro/gcube-app.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae5a461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/gcube-app.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<application mode='online'>
+		<name>ICProxy</name>
+		<group>DataAccess</group>
+		<version>${version}</version>
+		<description>icproxy webapp</description>
+		<!--  <servlets>
+			<servlet name="org.gcube.data.analysis.rconnector.RConnector" entryPointName="connector"/>
+		</servlets> -->
+		<local-persistence location='target' />
+		<exclude>/ServiceEndpoint/*</exclude>
+</application>
+
diff --git a/distro/web.xml b/distro/web.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78214bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/web.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<web-app>
+	<servlet>
+    	<servlet-name>org.gcube.informationsystem.icproxy.ICProxy</servlet-name>
+    </servlet>
+    <servlet-mapping>
+        <servlet-name>org.gcube.informationsystem.icproxy.ICProxy</servlet-name>
+        <url-pattern>/gcube/service/*</url-pattern>
+    </servlet-mapping>
+</web-app>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a8ce1d..2c52b31 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 	</scm>
 
 	<properties>
-		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
+		<webappDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF</webappDirectory>
+		<distroDirectory>${project.basedir}/distro</distroDirectory>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
@@ -156,6 +157,30 @@
 					<failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.6</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>copy-profile</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<phase>process-resources</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<outputDirectory>${webappDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+							<resources>
+								<resource>
+									<directory>${distroDirectory}</directory>
+									<filtering>true</filtering>
+								</resource>
+							</resources>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>