Web container

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Web container (also known as a Servlet container) is the component of a web server that interacts with Java servlets. A web container is responsible for managing the lifecycle of servlets, mapping a URL to a particular servlet and ensuring that the URL requester has the correct access rights. A web container implements the web component contract of the Java EE architecture, specifying a runtime environment for web components that includes security, concurrency, lifecycle management, transaction, deployment, and other services. A web container provides the same services as a JSP container as well as a federated view of the Java EE platform APIs.^{[citation needed]}

List of Servlet containers

The following is a list of applications which implement the Java Servlet specification from Sun Microsystems, divided depending on whether they are directly sold or not.

Non-commercial Web containers

Apache Tomcat (formerly Jakarta Tomcat) is an open source web container available under the Apache Software License.
Apache Geronimo is a full Java EE implementation by Apache.
GlassFish (open source), from Oracle
JBoss Application Server (open source) is a full Java EE implementation by Red Hat inc., division JBoss.
Jetty is (open source) from the Eclipse Foundation. Also supports SPDY and WebSocket protocols.
Jaminid contains a higher abstraction than servlets.
Enhydra
Winstone supports specification v2.5 as of 0.9, has a focus on minimal configuration and the ability to strip the container down to only what you need.
Tiny Java Web Server (TJWS) 2.5 , small footprint, modular design
Eclipse Virgo provides modular, OSGi based web containers implemented using embedded Tomcat and Jetty. Virgo is open source and available under the Eclipse Public License.

Commercial Web containers

Borland Enterprise Server
Sun GlassFish Server, from Sun Microsystems
Sun Java System Web Server, from Sun Microsystems
Sun Java System Application Server (is an Application Server, but includes a web container)
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (open source)
JRun, from Adobe Systems (formerly developed by Allaire Corporation)
LiteWebServer (open source)
WebLogic Application Server, from Oracle Corporation (developed by BEA Systems)
Orion Application Server, from IronFlare
Caucho's Resin Server (open source)
ServletExec, from New Atlanta Communications
WebSphere Application Server, from IBM
NetWeaver, from SAP
tc Server (SpringSource)

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