resource_handler.setWelcomeFiles(new String[]{ "index.html" });
resource_handler.setResourceBase(".");
// Add the ResourceHandler to the server.
HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
handlers.setHandlers(new Handler[] { resource_handler, new DefaultHandler() });
server.setHandler(handlers);
// Start things up! By using the server.join() the server thread will join with the current thread.
// See "http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Thread.html#join()" for more details.
server.start();