probably not if there is no need to embed or programmatically start and stop the server then Tomcat would be the safe choice, probably easier to get going with to start with and you'll find a lot more information about it
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Radhouani" <r.steve....@gmail.com> To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org Sent: Wednesday, 17 February, 2010 7:24:01 AM Subject: Re: Tomcat vs Jetty: A Comparative Analysis? Thanks Ron. Actually, I'm developing a Web search engine. Would that matter? Thanks. 2010/2/16 Ron Chan <rc...@i-tao.com> > > I'd doubt if a performance benchmark would be very useful, it ultimately > depends on what you are trying to do and what you are comfortable with. > > We've had successful deployments on both. > > Any difference in performance is far outweighed by ease of setup/support > that you personally find in each. > > There is far more "knowledge" around Tomcat, but Jetty is more lightweight > and real easy to embed. > > Ron > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Radhouani" <r.steve....@gmail.com> > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Sent: Tuesday, 16 February, 2010 12:38:04 PM > Subject: Tomcat vs Jetty: A Comparative Analysis? > > Hi there, > > Is there any analysis out there that may help to choose between Tomcat and > Jetty to deploy Solr? I wonder wether there's a significant difference > between them in terms of performance. > > Any advice would be much appreciated, > -Steve >