EuPathDB Tomcat Instance Framework

Background

The EuPathDB tomcat-instance-framework allows easy setup and management of multiple Apache Tomcat instances from one or more binary installations. It was originally developed to support WDK-based installations for the EuPathDB-BRC project but we have found it versatile enough to be used for any web application in Tomcat.

Features include

• Each Tomcat instance is run in its own jvm process with its own configuration options. For example instance A may be Java 6 + Tomcat 6 with a 1024MB memory heap, whereas instance B can be configured to use Java 7 + Tomcat 7 with a 512MB memory heap. Each instance can host multiple webapps.
• Each Tomcat instance is named for easy identifcation and management.
• Management script permits non-root users to manage webapp deployments and permits sudo users to start/stop instances.

See the TcIF Manual for more information.