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Introduction
This is the top-level entry point of the documentation bundle for theApache Tomcat Servlet/JSP container. Apache Tomcat version8.5 implements the Servlet 3.1 and JavaServer Pages 2.3specifications from theJava Community Process, and includes manyadditional features that make it a useful platform for developing and deployingweb applications and web services.
Select one of the links from the navigation menu (to the left) to drilldown to the more detailed documentation that is available. Each availablemanual is described in more detail below.
Apache Tomcat User Guide
The following documents will assist you in downloading and installingApache Tomcat, and using many of the Apache Tomcat features.
- Introduction - A brief, high level, overview of Apache Tomcat.
- Setup - How to install and run Apache Tomcat on a variety of platforms.
- First web application - An introduction to the concepts of a web application as defined in the Servlet Specification. Covers basic organization of your web application source tree, the structure of a web application archive, and an introduction to the web application deployment descriptor (
/WEB-INF/web.xml). - Deployer - Operating the Apache Tomcat Deployer to deploy, precompile, and validate web applications.
- Manager - Operating the Manager web app to deploy, undeploy, and redeploy applications while Apache Tomcat is running.
- Host Manager - Operating the Host Manager web app to add and remove virtual hosts while Apache Tomcat is running.
- Realms and Access Control - Description of how to configure Realms (databases of users, passwords, and their associated roles) for use in web applications that utilize Container Managed Security.
- Security Manager - Configuring and using a Java Security Manager to support fine-grained control over the behavior of your web applications.
- JNDI Resources - Configuring standard and custom resources in the JNDI naming context that is provided to each web application.
- JDBC DataSource - Configuring a JNDI DataSource with a DB connection pool. Examples for many popular databases.
- Classloading - Information about class loading in Apache Tomcat, including where to place your application classes so that they are visible.
- JSPs - Information about Jasper configuration, as well as the JSP compiler usage.
- SSL/TLS - Installing and configuring SSL/TLS support so that your Apache Tomcat will serve requests using the
httpsprotocol. - SSI - Using Server Side Includes in Apache Tomcat.
- CGI - Using CGIs with Apache Tomcat.
- Proxy Support - Configuring Apache Tomcat to run behind a proxy server (or a web server functioning as a proxy server).
- MBeans Descriptors - Configuring MBean descriptors files for custom components.
- Default Servlet - Configuring the default servlet and customizing directory listings.
- Apache Tomcat Clustering - Enable session replication in a Apache Tomcat environment.
- Balancer - Configuring, using, and extending the load balancer application.
- Connectors - Connectors available in Apache Tomcat, and native web server integration.
- Monitoring and Management - Enabling JMX Remote support, and using tools to monitor and manage Apache Tomcat.
- Logging - Configuring logging in Apache Tomcat.
- Apache Portable Runtime - Using APR to provide superior performance, scalability and better integration with native server technologies.
- Virtual Hosting - Configuring virtual hosting in Apache Tomcat.
- Advanced IO - Extensions available over regular, blocking IO.
- Additional Components - Obtaining additional, optional components.
- Using Tomcat libraries with Maven - Obtaining Tomcat jars through Maven.
- Security Considerations - Options to consider when securing an Apache Tomcat installation.
- Windows Service - Running Tomcat as a service on Microsoft Windows.
- Windows Authentication - Configuring Tomcat to use integrated Windows authentication.
- High Concurrency JDBC Pool - Configuring Tomcat to use an alternative JDBC pool.
- WebSocket support - Developing WebSocket applications for Apache Tomcat.
- URL rewrite - Using the regexp based rewrite valve for conditional URL and host rewrite.
Reference
The following documents are aimed at System Administrators whoare responsible for installing, configuring, and operating an Apache Tomcat server.
- Release notes - Known issues in this Apache Tomcat release.
- Apache Tomcat Server Configuration Reference - Reference manual that documents all available elements and attributes that may be placed into the Apache Tomcat
conf/server.xmlfile. - JK Documentation - Complete documentation and HOWTOs on the JK native webserver connector, used to interface Apache Tomcat with servers like Apache HTTPd, IIS and others.
- Servlet 3.1 Specification and Javadoc
- JSP 2.3 Specification and Javadoc
- EL 3.0 Specification and Javadoc
- WebSocket 1.1 Specification and Javadoc
- JASPIC 1.1 Specification and Javadoc
Apache Tomcat Developers
The following documents are for Java developers who wish to contribute tothe development of the Apache Tomcat project.
- Building from Source - Details the steps necessary to download Apache Tomcat source code (and the other packages that it depends on), and build a binary distribution from those sources.
- Changelog - Details the changes made to Apache Tomcat.
- Status - Apache Tomcat development status.
- Developers - List of active Apache Tomcat contributors.
- Javadocs - Javadoc API documentation for Apache Tomcat's internals.
- Apache Tomcat Architecture - Documentation of the Apache Tomcat Server Architecture.
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Apache Tomcat
The Apache Tomcat® software is an open source implementationof theJakarta Servlet,Jakarta Server Pages,Jakarta Expression Language,Jakarta WebSocket,Jakarta Annotations andJakarta Authenticationspecifications. These specifications are part of theJakarta EE platform.
The Jakarta EE platform is the evolution of the Java EE platform. Tomcat 10and later implement specifications developed as part of Jakarta EE. Tomcat 9 andearlier implement specifications developed as part of Java EE.
The Apache Tomcat software is developed in an open and participatoryenvironment and released under theApache License version 2. TheApache Tomcat project is intended to be a collaboration of the best-of-breeddevelopers from around the world. We invite you to participate in this opendevelopment project. To learn more about getting involved,click here.
Apache Tomcat software powers numerous large-scale, mission-critical webapplications across a diverse range of industries and organizations. Some ofthese users and their stories are listed on thePoweredBywiki page.
Apache Tomcat, Tomcat, Apache, the Apache feather, and the Apache Tomcatproject logo are trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation.
2021-05-12 Tomcat 10.0.6 Released
The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 10.0.6of Apache Tomcat. This release implements specifications that are part of theJakarta EE 9 platform.
Applications that run on Tomcat 9 and earlier will not run on Tomcat 10without changes. Java EE based applications designed for Tomcat 9 and earliermay be placed in the $CATALINA_BASE/webapps-javaee directory andTomcat will automatically convert them to Jakarta EE and copy them to thewebapps directory. This conversion is performed using theApache Tomcatmigration tool for Jakarta EE tool which is also available as a separatedownload for off-line use.
The notable changes in this release are:
- Ensure the correct escaping of attribute values and search filters in the JNDIRealm.
- HandlesTypes should include classes that use the specified annotation types on fields or methods.
- Refactor the creation of WebSocket end point, decoder and encoder instances to be more IoC friendly. Instances are now created via the InstanceManager where possible.
Full details of these changes, and all the other changes, are available in theTomcat 10changelog.
2021-05-12 Tomcat 9.0.46 Released
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The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 9.0.46of Apache Tomcat. This release implements specifications that are part of theJava EE 8 platform. The notable changes compared to 9.0.45 include:
- Ensure the correct escaping of attribute values and search filters in the JNDIRealm.
- HandlesTypes should include classes that use the specified annotation types on fields or methods.
- Refactor the creation of WebSocket end point, decoder and encoder instances to be more IoC friendly. Instances are now created via the InstanceManager where possible.
Full details of these changes, and all the other changes, are available in theTomcat 9changelog.
2020-05-12 Tomcat 8.5.66 Released
The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 8.5.66of Apache Tomcat. This release implements specifications that are part of theJava EE 7 platform. The notable changes compared to 8.5.65 include:
- Ensure the correct escaping of attribute values and search filters in the JNDIRealm.
- HandlesTypes should include classes that use the specified annotation types on fields or methods.
- Refactor the creation of WebSocket end point, decoder and encoder instances to be more IoC friendly. Instances are now created via the InstanceManager where possible.
Full details of these changes, and all the other changes, are available in theTomcat 8.5changelog.
2021-05-07 Tomcat Migration Tool for Jakarta EE 1.0.0 Released
The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of 1.0.0 of theApache Tomcat Migration Tool for Jakarta EE. This release contains a number ofbug fixes and improvements compared to version 0.2.0.
The notable changes in this release are:
- Further fixes to exclude javax.xml packages that are not part of Java EE from the migration.
- The class transformer now validates that the target classes in the Jakarta namespace exist in the runtime environment.
Full details of these changes, and all the other changes, are available in thechangelog.
2021-04-26 Tomcat 7.0.109 Released
The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 7.0.109 ofApache Tomcat. This release implements specifications that are part of the JavaEE 6 platform. This release contains a number of bug fixes and improvementscompared to version 7.0.108.
Full details of these changes, and all the other changes, are available in theTomcat 7 changelog.
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2021-04-06 Tomcat Native 1.2.28 Released
The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 1.2.28 ofTomcat Native. The notable changes since 1.2.27 include:
- Correct a regression in the fix for 65181 that prevented an error message from being displayed if an invalid key file was provided and no OpenSSL Engine was configured.
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2020-03-06 Tomcat Connectors 1.2.48 Released
The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 1.2.48 ofApache Tomcat Connectors.This version fixes a number of bugs found in previous releases.
Download |ChangeLog for 1.2.48
2015-03-17 Apache Standard Taglib 1.2.5 Released
The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 1.2.5 ofthe Standard Taglib. This tag library provides Apache's implementation of the JSTL 1.2 specification.
Version 1.2.5 is a minor bug fix release reverting a change made in 1.2.1 where<c:import> modified the HTTP method during POST operations, and fixing anissues that resulted in an AccessControlException during startup unlesspermission was granted to read the accessExternalEntity property.
Please see the Taglibs section for more details.
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2013-11-11 Tomcat Maven Plugin 2.2 Released
The Apache Tomcat team is pleased to announce the release of Tomcat Maven Plugin 2.2.Changelog available here.
The Apache Tomcat Maven Plugin provides goalsto manipulate WAR projects within the Apache Tomcat servlet container.
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The binaries are available from Maven repositories. You should specify theversion in your project's plugin configuration:
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