Learning Apache Tomcat

Learn how to deploy Java applications using one of the most popular application server tools: Apache Tomcat.

Introduction

• Apache Tomcat application server
• What you should know

1. Tomcat Basics

• What is Tomcat?
• Java overview
• Learning environment
• Installing Java
• Installing Tomcat

2. Servlets

• Servlet overview
• Understanding XML
• Tomcat config files overview
• More config files
• Your first Tomcat application
• Challenge: Set up an open source Tomcat application
• Solution: Jenkins in Tomcat

3. Logging

• Configuration options for Tomcat logs
• Reading Tomcat logs
• Challenge: Finding a bug using Tomcat logs
• Solution: Finding a bug using Tomcat logs

4. Advanced Tomcat Concepts

• Introduction to web encryption
• Set up web encryption
• Tomcat manager setup
• Tour of Tomcat manager
• Deploy with Tomcat manager

Conclusion

• Next steps