"Tomcat Administration and Deployment"
"Tomcat Administration and Deployment" is a comprehensive, in-depth guide designed for professionals seeking mastery over the Apache Tomcat server. Covering the full lifecycle of Tomcat—from understanding its modular architecture and servlet container internals to provisioning environments with modern DevOps tools—this book equips readers with the knowledge required to configure, secure, and scale robust Java web application infrastructures. The foundational chapters explain Tomcat’s core components, class loading intricacies, request processing pipeline, and extension mechanisms, providing a clear technical backdrop for both newcomers and seasoned administrators.
The book seamlessly transitions into practical aspects of Tomcat management, with detailed instructions for installation, environment preparation, and secure configuration according to industry best practices. Readers will discover advanced deployment techniques, including packaging and rollout strategies for high-availability clusters, integration with load balancers, and techniques for rolling upgrades or rollbacks with minimal downtime. A dedicated security section demystifies TLS/SSL setup, authentication integration, hardened deployments, and effective vulnerability management, enabling safe operation in enterprise environments.
Going beyond day-to-day administration, "Tomcat Administration and Deployment" addresses modern challenges such as containerization, infrastructure automation, multi-cloud deployments, and application monitoring. Through thorough chapters on performance tuning, diagnostics, and scalability, readers will gain expertise in optimizing Tomcat’s performance under high-demand scenarios, implementing resilient distributed topologies, and leveraging tools like Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. This book closes with expert-level content on extending Tomcat, embedding it in custom applications, and contributing to the open-source project, making it an essential reference for both system architects and DevOps engineers committed to high-performance Java web platforms.
