Apache tomcat for sys and web admins

In this course you will learn about tomcat administration. The operating system used in the course is Ubuntu but majority of the steps will work on Unix/Linux based operating systems. The course covers a number of topics from tomcat administration to configuration. Almost all of the topics are hands-on with some basic theory. The course is ideal for system admins who want to learn tomcat administration. There is absolutely no coding experience required. Some sys admin knowledge is required.

The specific version in this course is tomcat 9. While tomcat 9 has a few new features, majority of the configuration items discussed will apply to lower versions of tomcat as well.

After completing this course, you will be able to install tomcat, perform common administrative tasks and also perform advanced administrative tasks.

Version history

Nov 2024   Added an entire section on integration tomcat with LDAP !

June 2022   Added over an hour of content

Jan 2022     Added section for tomcat on Windows

June 2020   Added four videos on APR Installation series
June 2020   Added quizzes for each of the sections
Feb 2020    Added four videos on tomcat cluster series
Jan 2020     tomcat manager and host manager applications

Dec 2019    OS Startup Services for tomcat
Sep 2019    Added JDBC Settings Explained
Sep 2019    Added  JDBC Settings Examples
June 2019   Added APR Introduction