Ready-to-use server
Standalone Tomcat
Java Servlet and JSP Platform
- Debian based
- Automatic security updates
- Free and open source
Standalone Tomcat screenshots
Tomcat is a servlet container that implements the Java Servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications, and provides a "pure Java" HTTP web server environment for Java code to run in. Tomcat powers numerous large-scale, mission-critical web applications across a diverse range of industries and organizations.
This appliance configures Tomcat as a standalone application server (that is, without an external web server). A Tomcat on Apache Appliance is also available for integrations requiring a fully-featured web server.
This appliance includes all the standard features in TurnKey Core, and on top of that:
Tomcat configurations:
Tomcat 10.1 installed from Debian package management.
Using the OpenJDK 21 Java runtime from Debian.
Web applications in /var/lib/tomcat10/webapps.
Includes TurnKey web control panel.
Created Tomcat admin/manager roles and admin user.
Tomcat Manager at /manager/html and Virtual Host Manager at /host-manager/html.
Binds the Tomcat HTTP connector directly to port 80 (default: 8080).
Binds the Tomcat SSL interface directly to port 443 (default: 8443).
Disabled AJP connector on port 8009 (security).
Tomcat and Java environment variables configuration system wide.
Includes MariaDB, a MySQL-compatible database server.
SSL support out of the box.
Postfix MTA (bound to localhost) to allow sending of email from web applications (e.g., password recovery).
Credentials (passwords set at first boot)
Webmin, SSH, MariaDB: username root
Tomcat administration applications: username admin
Run from browser
V 19.0
V 18.0
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Usage details & Logging in for Administration
No default passwords: For security reasons there are no default passwords. All passwords are set at system initialization time.
Ignore SSL browser warning: browsers don't like self-signed SSL certificates, but this is the only kind that can be generated automatically without paying a commercial Certificate Authority.
Username for tomcat administration applications:
Login as username admin
Web - point your browser at either:
- http://12.34.56.789/ - not encrypted so no browser warning
- https://12.34.56.789/ - encrypted with self-signed SSL certificate
Username for database administration:
Login as MySQL username root at
- https://12.34.56.789:12322/ - Adminer database management web app
- MySQL command line tool:
$ mysql --user root --password Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement. mysql>
Username for OS system administration:
Login as root except on AWS marketplace which uses username admin.
- Point your browser to:
- https://12.34.56.789:12321/ - System control panel
- https://12.34.56.789:12320/ - Web based command line terminal
- Login with SSH client:
ssh root@12.34.56.789
Special case for AWS marketplace:
ssh admin@12.34.56.789
* Replace 12.34.56.789 with a valid IP or hostname.


