Apache allows us more control over our URLs (vanity URLs) and probably improved security.

Resources http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/
http://facsrv.cs.depaul.edu/~mconneen/howto/setupTomcat.html
http://mail-archive.objectweb.org/ops-users/2005-12/msg00345.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/misc/security_tips.html

1. Packages

   apt-get install apache2
   

2. Configuration

   a2enmode proxy
   vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/toklas.org
   

   NameVirtualHost *:80
   
   <VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName toklas.org
   
     ProxyRequests Off
     ProxyPreserveHost On
   
     LogLevel debug
     LogFormat "%v %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" combined
     CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.toklas.org.log combined
   
     ProxyPass          /             http://localhost:8080/
     ProxyPassReverse   /             http://localhost:8080/
   
     <Proxy *>
       Order Deny,Allow
       allow from all
     </Proxy>
   </VirtualHost>
   

   a2ensite toklas.org
   /etc/init.d/apache2 reload
   

3. automate apache startup

   ln -s /etc/init.d/httpd /etc/rc3.d/S85httpd
   ln -s /etc/init.d/httpd /etc/rc5.d/S85httpd