An open-source servlet container
The Reference Implementation for Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages
- Version 5 supports Servlets 2.4/JSP 2.0
- Version 4.x supports Servlets 2.3/JSP 1.2
- Version 3.2/3.3 supports Servlets 2.2/JSP 1.1
Tomcat can be used:
- As a standalone web server (not meant to be a web server exlusively)
- As an add-on to a web server
- In-process or out-of-process
- Supports IIS, Apache, Netscape web servers via plugins
