Java EE Containers vs Web Containers

Question

I\'m relatively new to Java EE/EJB, and I\'ve been reading a lot regarding Java EE containers. I\'ve had experience working with a web container (WAR file in JBoss). I am al

Answer 1

Java EE container: Manages the execution of EJB, JMS, JTA run on the Java EE server e.g. JBoss, Glassfish.

Web container: Manages the execution of web pages, servlets, and some EJB components for Java EE applications. Web components and their container run on the Web server such as Jetty, tomcat.