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In this blog post, we'll explore how to configure MongoDB to connect via JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface) in a Spring Boot application and deploy it on Tomcat 8. We will use MongoDB driver version 4.6.1 and Maven 3.9 for dependency management. By the end of this guide, you'll have a working Spring Boot application connected to MongoDB via JNDI and deployed on Tomcat. Prerequisites Before we start, make sure you have the following installed: Java JDK 8 or later Apache Tomcat 8 MongoDB Maven 3.9 An IDE like IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse Step 1: Create a New Spring Boot Project First, we need to create a new Spring Boot project. You can use Spring Initializr to generate the project. Select the following dependencies: Spring Web Spring Data MongoDB Download the project and import it into your IDE. Step 2: Configure the pom.xml File In your pom.xml , add the necessary dependencies for Spring Boot and the MongoDB driver: <parent> <groupId>org.springframework.boo...

  Apache Tomcat is a popular open-source implementation of the Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, and Java Expression Language technologies. Logging is a crucial part of any application, and Logback is one of the most widely used logging frameworks for Java applications. This guide will walk you through configuring Tomcat 9 with Logback for efficient logging. At the time when I wrote this blog, the tomcat version I worked on was Tomcat 9.0.69 and the Tomcat logback available was 1.3.0-alpha5 .  Prerequisites Before we begin, ensure you have the following: Apache Tomcat 9.0.69 installed (or 9.0.+) Java Development Kit (JDK. 8 or 9) installed set JAVA_HOME set JRE_HOME  Basic knowledge of XML configuration files Step 1: Download Logback Libraries First, you need to download the Logback library files. You can download them from this link: https://github.com/tomcat-slf4j-logback/tomcat-slf4j-logback/releases/download/tomcat9/tomcat9-slf4j-logback-9.0.36-9.0.36-slf4j-2.0.0-alpha1...