Tomcat Cloud Hosting

Quick, Simple, and Scalable Tomcat Cloud Hosting

What is Tomcat Cloud Hosting?

Tomcat cloud hosting from Steadfast Networks gives our Cloud Platform customers the ability to use Apache's amazing open-source, Java-based web server. Tomcat's architecture implements the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies. It also acts as a servlet container by managing these Java servlets (server-side applets), creating a runtime environment for these web components, and distributing incoming URL requesters to the appropriate servlets.

Want to use your single computer as a server for use in programming and software testing? Tomcat makes this possible, and it provides a Java-based HTTP web server as an alternative to the C-based Apache web server.

The Tomcat JumpBox also acts as a deployment method for your Tomcat-built applications. Suitable for both testing and production purposes, the JumpBox for Tomcat is powerful enough to support a daily production load. You've also got flexibility in your deployments – you can deploy as a .war file or as a directory using the Tomcat manager.

Tomcat is a powerful web server and development tool that has been downloaded more than 10 million times since its creation. Many well-known companies report using Tomcat on their sites, for their applications, and in their systems, including E*Trade, Wal-Mart, and The Weather Channel, just to name a few.

And because Tomcat is an open-source project backed by the power of Apache, you know you'll be getting the most updated software available. A long list of third-party plugins is also available for further customization options – see Apache.org/tomcat/AddOns">this page for a complete list. Tomcat is a great choice for anyone interested in building and deploying Java-based servlet applications.

Tomcat Cloud Hosting from Steadfast Networks

Steadfast Networks Cloud Platform users receive free access to Tomcat and all other JumpBox applications – along with all the other great cloud hosting features – for plans that start at just $20 per month!

Getting Tomcat is easy with the JumpBox, too. All you have to do is choose Ubuntu as your operating system, then choose JumpBox Tomcat.

Tomcat System Requirements

Disk Space
281MB Download Size

The JumpBox for Tomcat includes a MySQL database to make setup even easier. However, even if you are setting up your own Tomcat server there are only a few requirements. All you'll need is any recent Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system with the Java Runtime Environment enabled. Tomcat itself takes up very little disk space (100MB minimum) and requires a minimum of RAM, but it all depends on the number of servers you choose to install.

Video: How to Install Apache Tomcat

Tomcat Cloud Hosting Tips, Tricks, and Documentation

Tomcat provides Apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/index.html">Documentation and even a Apache.org/tomcat/FrontPage">Wiki on its website. You can access the company Apache.org/tomcat/">Blog or Apache.org/security.html">Security Updates page to keep on top of software updates and bug fixes.

There are quite a few additional websites that offer helpful tips and tricks for Tomcat: