Apache Tomcat is a free and open-source implementation of the Jakarta Servlet, Jakarta Expression Language, and WebSocket technologies. It provides a "pure Java" HTTP web server environment in which Java code can also run, making it a Java web application server, although not a full JEE application server. Tomcat is developed and maintained by an open community of developers under the auspices of the Apache Software Foundation, released under the Apache License 2.0 license.
Some key features of Apache Tomcat include:
- It is a Java web application server that implements many of the Java EE specifications, such as Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Expression Language, and Java WebSockets.
- It is a production-ready Java development tool used to implement many types of Java EE specifications.
- It is widely used by many companies as it implements many of the Java EE specifications.
- It can act as a bridge between web servers and Java-based applications, facilitating the execution of dynamic content and processing client requests.
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container, which means it provides a runtime environment for Java code to run. It is not a full JEE application server, but it can be used with other technologies to create a complete JEE environment.
