Setup and Configuration Directories in Tomcat

A number of configuration directories are available for the administrators during the installation process.

below are the directories

/bin:

Contains the startup and shutdown scripts for both Windows and Linux.

/conf:

Contains the main configuration files for Tomcat. The two most important are the server.xml and the global web.xml

/server:

Contains the Tomcat Java Archive files

/lib:

Contains Java Archive files that Tomcat is dependent upon

/logs:

Contains Tomcat’s log files.

/src:

Contains the source code used by the Tomcat server

/webapps:

All web applications (including yours) are deployed in this directory; it contain the WAR file.

/work:

This is the directory in which Tomcat will place all servlets that are generated from JSPs.