Hi everyone, Ubuntu has developed a new platform for deploying applications using bundled packages called "snaps". These make it easier to deploy and update on Ubuntu independently of it's release cycle (and on non-Ubuntu distros too for that matter). I would like to make Tomcat available in this format so it can be more easily used on lightweight cloud instances or devices like the Raspberry Pi.
I have a working example of Tomcat as a snap, and it works really well with a separate read-only CATALINE_HOME and a writable, versioned CATALINA_BASE that will allow for atomic updates and rollbacks without breaking application data, and it's very easy to use. The next step is to contribute this to upstream, where it can be improved (I've only scratched the surface of what can be done with it) and integrated with the CI system so that snap package can be automatically created and uploaded for testers and users. This is where I need help from somebody on this list, so please let me know if you are interested and I will provide you the packaging files (there are only 2) and a working binary package if you want to give it a try. Thanks. -- Michael Hall mhall...@ubuntu.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org
