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Apache Tomcat is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies. The Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages specifications are developed under the Java Community Process. The main components of the server are the servlet container, the HTTP connector and the JSP engine that runs the dynamic content. The servlet container, also known as Catalina, directly interacts with the Java applications and ensures that the access rights of the user are correctly maintained during the session.

Apache Tomcat is developed in an open and participatory environment and released under the Apache License version 2. Apache Tomcat is intended to be a collaboration of the best-of-breed developers from around the world. We invite you to participate in this open development project. If you are creating a website that also includes Java code and applets, this application can help the web server run them instead of running in the user’s Internet browser. This greatly improves the reliability of the application and the response time for the end user.

While there are other alternatives to Tomcat, there are some advantages that make it a reliable solution. First of all, it is a non-commercial solution that can be implemented in any project with minimal resources. On the other hand, the server is developed by a large community that provides support and feedback for the developers.

Overall, due to its features and large pool of resources Apache Tomcat is a viable solution for both small users and large companies that use Java applets on their websites.