Apache Tomcat 8 Architecture

This section of the Tomcat documentation attempts to explain the architecture and design of the Tomcat server. It includes significant contributions from several tomcat developers:

• Yoav Shapira ([email protected])
• Jeanfrancois Arcand ([email protected])
• Filip Hanik ([email protected])

The information presented is divided into the following sections:

• Overview - An overview of the Tomcat server architecture with key terms and concepts.
• Server Startup - A detailed description, with sequence diagrams, of how the Tomcat server starts up.
• Request Process Flow - A detailed description of how Tomcat handles a request.