TOMCAT

bin 

conf 

lib 

logs 

temp 

webapps 

work

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bin - startup.sh --> To Start the tomcat instance.

    - shutdown.sh --> To Shutdown the tomcat instance.
    - catlaina.sh -> We can use/customize this to stop/start/status for tomcat.
    - version.sh --> It shows the tomcat version (Java should have been set to execute this command.)

conf - tomcat-users.xml --> This file contains the user details, roles. We can create an user and provide access to the user by defining roles and configuring the password for that user.

 - server.xml --> It will have the connector port and redirect port information along with the host/instance details. It will also have the access log configuration information, we can customize it.
 - logging.properties --> It will have the logging information (eg: Log levels, logging framework eg: JULI)    
 - catalina.properties --> Depends on the usage we will use this file, check the file for more information.
 - catalina.policy --> It will have the general policy for catalina.
 - web.xml --> It is actually a deployment descriptor, we use this to configure the MIME Types, loggin info, etc. Check the file for more details.
        - context.xml --> This is the file we use to create the Data Sources.

webapps - Root

 - We will place the applications here (.war files)

Note: When we restart the tomcat instance, it will create a folder structure of the application deployed.

eg: calendar.war

    calendar --> (This is an exploded format).

logs - Tomcat logs will be appeared here.

eg: catalina.out --> It will have the log information, it will create when we start the tomcat instance.

temp - It will be empty when we install & configure tomcat

temp/Catalina/localhost --> This folder structure will be created when we deploy applications and restart/start the tomcat.

work - It will be empty when we install & configure tomcat

work/Catalina/localhost --> This folder structure will be created when we access application after the deployment.