# The Apache Tomcat 5.5 Servlet/JSP Container

# Tomcat Architecture

## Table of Contents

Preface

> This section of the Tomcat documentation attempts to explain the architecture and design of the Tomcat server. It includes significant contributions from several tomcat developers:

> - Yoav Shapira (yoavs@apache.org)
> - Jeanfrancois Arcand (jfarcand@apache.org)
> - Filip Hanik (fhanik@apache.org)

Table of Contents

> The information presented is divided into the following sections:

> - Overview - An overview of the Tomcat server architecture with key terms and concepts.
> - Server Startup - A detailed description, with sequence diagrams, of how the Tomcat server starts up.
> - Request Process Flow - A detailed description of how Tomcat handles a request.

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