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Subject: Article on Apache/HTTPS, Tomcat and Jails
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Herewith I'm requesting some advice from people that have experience  
with Apache/Tomcat integration and/or with advanced Jail-configuration.

I'm writing a HOWTO article:
http://wiki.freebsd.org/AppserverJailsHOWTO

which aims to show how to install:
- Apache 2.2 with SSL (HTTPS)
- Tomcat 6.0
- the native JDK 1.5.0
- ezjails 2.0.1
in a (fairly) secure FreeBSD 6.x environment, using Jails.

It will probably take me at least a few days (though weeks may be  
more likely) to finish the article, so while I'm working on it advice  
and suggestions are highly appreciated!

Some concrete questions:
- is Apache 2.2 indeed considered stable on FreeBSD 6.2?
- is Tomcat 6.0 considered stable on FreeBSD 6.2?
- what method of Apache-Tomcat integration works for you?
- any experience with mod_proxy_ajp?
- any experience with jailing Apache, using a loopback device alias  
(127.0.0.x)?
- which options are there for forwarding from an external network  
port to an internal loopback device alias?

Kind regards,


Ernst