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Chapter 1. Introduction to Red Hat JBoss Web Server installation
Red Hat JBoss Web Server is a fully integrated and certified set of components for hosting Java web applications. Red Hat JBoss Web Server provides a fully supported implementation of the Apache Tomcat Servlet container and the Tomcat native library.
If you need clustering or session replication support for Java applications, use Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP).
1.1. JBoss Web Server components
JBoss Web Server includes components such as the Apache Tomcat Servlet container, Tomcat native library, Tomcat vault, mod_cluster
library, Apache Portable Runtime (APR), and OpenSSL.
- Apache Tomcat
- Apache Tomcat is a servlet container in accordance with the Java Servlet Specification. JBoss Web Server 6.x contains Apache Tomcat 10.1.
- Tomcat native library
- The Tomcat native library improves Tomcat scalability, performance, and integration with native server technologies.
- Tomcat vault
- Tomcat vault is an extension for JBoss Web Server that is used for securely storing passwords and other sensitive information used by a JBoss Web Server.
- Mod_cluster
-
The
mod_cluster
library enables communication between Apache Tomcat and themod_proxy_cluster
module of the Apache HTTP Server. Themod_cluster
library enables you to use the Apache HTTP Server as a load balancer for JBoss Web Server. For more information about configuringmod_cluster
, or for information about installing and configuring alternative load balancers such asmod_jk
andmod_proxy
, see the HTTP Connectors and Load Balancing Guide. - Apache Portable Runtime
- The Apache Portable Runtime (APR) provides an OpenSSL-based TLS implementation for the HTTP connectors.
- OpenSSL
- OpenSSL is a software library that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols. OpenSSL includes a basic cryptographic library.
For a full list of components that Red Hat JBoss Web Server supports, see the JBoss Web Server Component Details page.
1.2. Differences between the Apache Tomcat distributions that Red Hat provides
Both Red Hat JBoss Web Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) provide separate distributions of Apache Tomcat. However, JBoss Web Server offers distinct benefits compared to the RHEL distribution of Apache Tomcat by including an integrated and certified set of additional components and features. JBoss Web Server also provides more frequent software and security updates.
RHEL provides a distribution of Apache Tomcat on RHEL 7, RHEL 8.8, and RHEL 9.2 or later only.
For RHEL 8.0 through 8.7 and RHEL 9.0 through 9.1, the RHEL platform subscriptions do not provide a distribution of Apache Tomcat. On these operating system versions, JBoss Web Server is the only Apache Tomcat distribution that Red Hat provides, which is available as part of the Middleware Runtimes subscription.
Apache Tomcat versions
Consider the following version information for the Apache Tomcat distributions that are available with JBoss Web Server and RHEL:
-
The RHEL 7
tomcat
package is based on the community version of Apache Tomcat 7. -
The RHEL 8.8 and RHEL 9.x
tomcat
package is based on the community version of Apache Tomcat 9. - JBoss Web Server 3.1 provides a distribution of Apache Tomcat 7 and Apache Tomcat 8 together with an integrated and certified set of additional components and features. However, Red Hat no longer fully supports or maintains JBoss Web Server 3.1, which is currently in extended life cycle support (ELS) phase 2 with a planned end-of-life date of December 2028.
- JBoss Web Server 5.x provides a distribution of Apache Tomcat 9 that Red Hat fully tests and supports together with an integrated and certified set of additional components and features.
- JBoss Web Server 6.x provides a distribution of Apache Tomcat 10.1 that Red Hat fully tests and supports together with an integrated and certified set of additional components and features.
Red Hat does not provide support for community releases of Apache Tomcat.
Differences between JBoss Web Server and RHEL distributions of Apache Tomcat
Consider the following differences between JBoss Web Server and the RHEL distribution of Apache Tomcat:
JBoss Web Server | RHEL distribution of Apache Tomcat |
---|---|
Supports installation from archive files or RPM packages on RHEL versions 8 and 9. Note Red Hat does not provide a distribution of JBoss Web Server 6.x on RHEL 7. | Supports installation from RPM packages only on RHEL 7, RHEL 8.8, and RHEL 9.2 or later. |
Supports installation from archive files on supported Windows Server platforms. | Not applicable |
Offers developers support for creating and deploying back-end web applications and large-scale websites that can service client requests from Apache HTTP Server proxies in a secure and stable environment. | Offers administrators support for deploying and running Apache Tomcat instances on a RHEL system. |
Provides a fully tested and supported distribution of Apache Tomcat that includes the following integrated and certified set of additional features and functionality:
| Provides only a standard distribution of Apache Tomcat with infrequent software updates that is based on the community version. |
Provides a set of Maven repository artifacts in a | Not applicable |
Also includes libraries for embedded Tomcat in the | Not applicable |
Differences between the JBoss Web Server and RHEL documentation sets
The JBoss Web Server documentation set is broader and more comprehensive than the RHEL documentation for the tomcat
package:
-
JBoss Web Server includes a
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.0.x Documentation
archive file that contains API documentation for Apache Tomcat 10.1 and Tomcat Vault. You can download this archive file from the Red Hat Customer Portal. The JBoss Web Server product documentation page provides information on all of the following types of use cases:
- Performing a standard installation of JBoss Web Server from an archive file or RPM package on supported operating systems.
-
Configuring JBoss Web Server for use with Apache HTTP Server connectors and load-balancers such as
mod_jk
andmod_proxy_cluster
. - Enabling automated installations of JBoss Web Server by using a Red Hat Ansible certified content collection.
- Using JBoss Web Server in a Red Hat OpenShift environment.
- Installing and using the JBoss Web Server Operator for OpenShift.
- Configuring JBoss Web Server to support features such as the HTTP/2 protocol, Tomcat Vault, and FIPS compliance.
1.3. JBoss Web Server operating systems and configurations
Red Hat JBoss Web Server supports different versions of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Additional resources
1.4. JBoss Web Server installation methods
You can install Red Hat JBoss Web Server on supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows systems by using archive installation files that are available for each platform. You can also install JBoss Web Server on supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems by using RPM packages.
The following components are included in the archive installation files. These components are the core parts of a JBoss Web Server installation.
jws-6.0.0-application-server.zip
- Apache Tomcat 10.1
-
mod_cluster
- Tomcat vault
jws-6.0.0-optional-native-components-<platform>-<architecture>.zip
- Platform-specific utilities
1.5. JBoss Web Server component documentation bundle
JBoss Web Server includes an additional documentation bundle that includes the original vendor documentation for each component. You can download this documentation bundle, jws-6.0.0-docs.zip
, from the Red Hat Customer Portal.
The documentation bundle contains additional documentation for the following components:
- Apache Tomcat
- Tomcat native library
- Tomcat vault