Christopher Schultz wrote: > On 4/13/2009 1:55 PM, Liraz Siri wrote: >> We're proud to announce the release of TurnKey Apache Tomcat, an >> installable live CD of Apache Tomcat that can run on real hardware in >> addition to most types of virtual machines (e.g., VMWare, VirtualBox, >> Parallels, Xen HVM). It is designed to provide users with a >> pre-integrated, auto-updating, turn-key operating system environment >> that is carefully built from the ground up with the minimum components >> needed to run Apache Tomcat with maximum usability, efficiency, and >> security. > > If your goal was a minimal set of components, why did you choose to > include Apache httpd + mod_jk, neither of which are required to run Tomcat.
You're right Chris, you don't _need_ Apache, and therefore mod_jk to run Tomcat. Tomcat can listen (and does by default, though we turned it off for security reasons) and answer requests directly. OTOH, we consulted with a few Java people who told us you usually (in a production setting) want a load-balancer (eg. Apache) in front of your Tomcat node[s] to: A) improve performance B) make the setup easier to maintain C) provide a way to serve static content In the future we might create a more minimal Tomcat node appliance to which a front-end load balancer appliance could offload traffic, but that needs more thought... Cheers, Liraz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
