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ZakTaccardi
ZakTaccardi

Reputation: 12467

Can you have two separate Apache servers running on the same system?

Can you have two separate apache servers running on the same system in parallel, as long as they make use of different ports?

I have a system I need to install JIRA on, but the system is already in-use and running an Apache server for a separate project. The JIRA installer comes with a pre-configured apache tomcat server. If I just installed JIRA, would I run into a problem from the pre-existing apache server?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2355

Answers (2)

Jakub Jirutka
Jakub Jirutka

Reputation: 10817

If you’re asking about running two Apache Tomcat instances, then this is not a problem. Moreover you can share the same CATALINA_HOME between many separate instances of Tomcat, each with own CATALINA_BASE. I’m often running separate Tomcat instance per application on production servers. See this init script for a hint about parameters.

But if you’re asking about running Apache HTTP Server and Apache Tomcat on the same server, then it’s a little bit trickier. Commonly used approach is to use a web server (Apache HTTP, nginx, …) as a reverse proxy in front of Tomcat. Then many applications can run under the same port and IP address. In case of Apache HTTP Server, see mod_proxy_ajp.

Upvotes: 1

Tom Cannaerts
Tom Cannaerts

Reputation: 648

Apache HTTPD and Tomcat are 2 different servers. Also, JIRA doesn't run on port 80 so in this case there will not be a conflict for port numbers. If you want to expose your JIRA on port 80, you can use mod_proxy for the Apache HTTPD to relay the requests to the actual port JIRA is running on, so that it is transparent to the user.

So basically: Yes, you can run both Apache HTTPD and Apache Tomcat on the same machine if not using the same port.

Upvotes: 0

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