Tomcat as a service

[n_k_10]

Hello,

I want to use download and use the last available tomcat (6.0.18), and deploy it as a service.

The service only runs the following code:

Catalina cat = new Catalina();
cat.start();

Since I had classloading problems, I deployed the service from a .ear file, which included the .sar file, application.xml and downloaded tomcat jar files.

The tomcat starts and respondes correctly.

Is that the correct way to use tomcat as a standalone service? (I do not want to use jbossweb since it does not update frequently...)

Thanks.