The Apache Tomcat team announces the immediate availability of Apache
Tomcat 9.0.0.M1.
Apache Tomcat 9 is an open source software implementation of the Java
Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Unified Expression Language and Java
WebSocket technologies.
Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 is the first milestone release of the 9.0.x
branch and has been made to provide users with early access to the new
features in Apache Tomcat 9.0.x so that they may provide feedback.The
notable changes compared to 8.0.x include:
- Adding support for HTTP/2, and TLS virtual hosting
- An implementation of the current draft of the Servlet 4.0
specification
- The BIO connectors, support for Windows Itanium and support
for Comet have been removed
Please refer to the change log for the complete list of changes:
http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-9.0-doc/changelog.html
The first in the new series of short Tomcat webinars will cover a quick
start guide to HTTP/2. Details have been posted to the users mailing list:
- http://markmail.org/message/suiwwo57fpasyw2g - 10.00 UTC
- http://markmail.org/message/xwxq6etj2scjmllp - 20.00 UTC
Downloads:
http://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgi
Migration guides from Apache Tomcat 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x and 8.0.x:
http://tomcat.apache.org/migration.html
Enjoy!
- The Apache Tomcat team
