# Adding a new webfiles module

**URL:** <https://community.bloomreach.com/t/adding-a-new-webfiles-module/313>\
**Category:** Experience Manager (PaaS/OnPrem)\
**Created:** [August 23, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/adding-a-new-webfiles-module/313 "2018-08-23T20:01:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Andres\_Pelaez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@Daniel\_Andres\_Pelaez](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/Daniel_Andres_Pelaez)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/adding-a-new-webfiles-module/313/1 "2018-08-23T20:01:28Z")

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Hi,

I was following this page: [https://www.onehippo.org/library/concepts/web-files/bootstrapping-web-files.html](https://www.onehippo.org/library/concepts/web-files/bootstrapping-web-files.html) to create a new webfiles module. It says that repository-data/webfiles is the default when you create the project, can I create one more, for instance repository-data/otrowebfiles or a module in the root bloomreach folder?

I created one in the root, and I added that dependency to cms pom, besides, I added the same structure of repository-data/webfiles, with hcm-config folder and hcm-module file, however, I got this:

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Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Module anet/anet/anet-repository-data-webfiles already exists while merging projects. Merging of modules is not supported.

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Hippo support that kind of set up? if so, how?

Regards.

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**Author:** ![jasper.floor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/jasper.floor/32/28_2.png) [@jasper.floor](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/jasper.floor)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 8:10am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/adding-a-new-webfiles-module/313/2 "2018-09-03T08:10:01Z")

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This is possible. At the path /hippo:configuration/hippo:modules/webfiles/hippo:moduleconfig you can add to multi value properyt watchedmodules.

> **[Configure Web Files - Bloomreach Experience - Open Source CMS](https://documentation.bloomreach.com/14/library/concepts/web-files/web-files-configuration.html)**
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> Open Source Enterprise Content Management

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**Author:** ![Ilakkia\_Baskar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/ilakkia_baskar/32/2044_2.png) [@Ilakkia\_Baskar](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/Ilakkia_Baskar)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 5:06am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/adding-a-new-webfiles-module/313/3 "2025-07-29T05:06:08Z")

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Hello @Daniel_Andres_Pelaez ,

Following up on the above comment—could you please let us know if you’ve had a chance to review it? Feel free to reach out if you need any clarification or have further questions; we’re happy to assist.

Best Regards,  
Bloomreach