Explain how running Tomcat as a windows service provides benefits
Running Tomcat as a windows service provides benefits like

  • Automatic startup: It is crucial for environment where you may want to remotely re-start a system after maintenance
  • Server startup without active user login: Tomcat is run oftenly on blade servers that may not even have an active monitor attached to them. Windows services can be started without an active user
  • Security: Tomcat under window service enables you to run it under a special system account, which is protected from the rest of the user accounts