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Tomcat Java

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Apache Tomcat, or simply Tomcat (formerly known as Jakarta Tomcat), is an open-source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Tomcat implements the Java Servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications from Sun Microsystems and provides a "pure Java" HTTP web server environment for Java code to run.

Hosting Requirements for Tomcat Java

Tomcat Java is not available on Shared or Reseller servers; however, it is available for the following:

  • Linux or Windows Dedicated Server.
  • VPS Snappy 2000 or higher.

For Linux, Tomcat is installed as an addon in cPanel; for Windows, it is installed as an addon in Plesk.

Available Installation Versions of Tomcat Java

Our admins can install Tomcat 7 free of charge on Windows Dedicated Servers with Plesk. Linux VPS/Dedicated Server plans that have cPanel running EasyApache4 can only install Tomcat 8.5 at this time. Servers with EasyApache3 will require an upgrade to EasyApache4 before Tomcat can be installed.

Note: Once Tomcat has been installed on the server, we cannot provide any support for configuring or setting up the Java applications.