why does java require tomcat?

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In Java the standard library does not tell you how to build an http server - there are a lot of frameworks for that and you can choose one that fits to your particular needs. It doesn't have be Tomcat. For example, you can go with Spring Boot - probably the most popular right now and it indeed wraps around Tomcat but in a way that lets you be almost unaware. But since you're starting, I'd recommend you look into Micronaut and/or Quarkus.

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In Java the standard library does not tell you how to build an http server - there are a lot of frameworks for that and you can choose one that fits to your particular needs. It doesn't have be Tomcat. For example, you can go with Spring Boot - probably the most popular right now and it indeed wraps around Tomcat but in a way that lets you be almost unaware. But since you're starting, I'd recommend you look into Micronaut and/or Quarkus.

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In Java the standard library does not tell you how to build an http server - there are a lot of frameworks for that and you can choose one that fits to your particular needs. It doesn't have be Tomcat. For example, you can go with Spring Boot - probably the most popular right now and it indeed wraps around Tomcat but in a way that lets you be almost unaware. But since you're starting, I'd recommend you look into Micronaut and/or Quarkus.

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