Setting up multiple instances of Tomcat

With multiple tomcat instances, each can run in its own JVM, have its own configuration and can be started/stopped independently.

One approach to doing this would be to have multiple, full tomcat installations. This article instead details how to install tomcat once (in CATALINA_HOME) but have multiple independent instances (by utilizing CATALINA_BASE). This is a more streamlined approach that makes creating multiple instances easier and also simplifies upgrades/rollbacks of tomcat.

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Tags: apache, appserver, tomcat