diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 492724a..f856a36 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 	<name>Resource Manager service</name>
 	<description>Manager for resources based on the gCube Model</description>
 	<url>https://wiki.gcube-system.org/gcube/Facet_Based_Resource_Model#gCube_Model</url>
+	<properties>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<webappDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF</webappDirectory>
+		<distroDirectory>${project.basedir}/distro</distroDirectory>
+		<serviceClass>ResourceManagement</serviceClass>
+	</properties>
+	
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
@@ -31,7 +38,50 @@
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
-
+	
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+				<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-war-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<warName>resource-manager</warName>
+					<failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
+				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>servicearchive</id>
+						<phase>install</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>war</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.information-system</groupId>