log4j2-in-tomcat

What?

Apache Tomcat image with the spring-boot hello world REST example both configured to use log4j2. See all details at Keeping your logs clean with Apache Tomcat 9, log4j2 and spring-boot

Prerequisites

Java

   java version "1.8.0_191"
   Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_191-b12)
   Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.191-b12, mixed mode)

Maven

   Apache Maven 3.6.0

Docker

   Docker version 18.09.3, build 774a1f4

Usage

1. Compile build and package the spring-boot application: mvn clean package
2. Build the docker image: docker build -t 9.0.16-jre8-log4j2 .
3. Run the resulting container: docker run -p 8080:8080 --name test-tomcat-log4j2 9.0.16-jre8-log4j2

Or just run the run-test-tomcat-log4j2.sh.

With the provided configuration the docker output should be quite silent, if not shout me!!! ;). If you want to have a look at the apache tomcat log run docker exec -it test-tomcat-log4j2 tail -f logs/catalina.log If you want to see details in the console aobut the log4j2 configuration set <Configuration status="debug"> in log4j2-tomcat.xml.

License

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE