On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Caldarale, Charles R <chuck.caldar...@unisys.com> wrote: >> From: Anand HS [mailto:anan...@gmail.com] >> Subject: Optimal Settings to use Tomcat as a HTTP File Server > >> We plan to use tomcat to let users download static content >> ( media, executables etc.. ). > > As much as I like Tomcat, I have to think it might be more appropriate to use > Apache httpd rather than Tomcat for pure static content. However, if you > really want to use Tomcat, and you expect a heavy load, install the APR > connector (especially important if you're using SSL). The other major > configuration setting would be the Java heap size, but you'll have to > experiment to determine what's optimal for your platform and load.
+1. Let Apache / Nginx / etc serve the static content and let Tomcat focus on running your webapplication. -- Sriram ================== Belenix: www.belenix.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
