Apache Tomcat/8.5.78
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Manager Application How-To
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Developer Quick Start
Tomcat Setup
First Web Application
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Tomcat Versions
Managing Tomcat
For security, access to the manager webapp is restricted. Users are defined in:
$CATALINA_HOME/conf/tomcat-users.xml
In Tomcat 8.5 access to the manager application is split between different users. Read more...
Release Notes
Changelog
Migration Guide
Security Notices
Documentation
Tomcat 8.5 Documentation
Tomcat 8.5 Configuration
Tomcat Wiki
Find additional important configuration information in:
$CATALINA_HOME/RUNNING.txt
Developers may be interested in:
- Tomcat 8.5 Bug Database
- Tomcat 8.5 JavaDocs
- Tomcat 8.5 Git Repository at GitHub
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