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Asked: 2026-05-11T09:55:47+00:00

So, I have a webapp with a fair amount of JSPs, servlets, alot of

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So, I have a webapp with a fair amount of JSPs, servlets, alot of which are using IceFaces. Obviously, most of this will have to stay in Tomcat.

However, I’ve been told that static content (HTML, Images, etc.) is slower on Tomcat than a pure webserver like Apache. My understanding is that when you’re using Tomcat as a stand-alone webserver, it’s using a version of Apache in the first place. I may be mistaken on this, of course.

But what is the penalty for serving static images or files from Tomcat? Is it worth breaking out into its own webserver for a low volume site?

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  1. See the Tomcat Connector FAQ for some information. For modern versions of Tomcat, the performance difference is much smaller than it used to be. For a low volume site, there is no reason that you cannot supply all content with Tomcat.

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