# Replacing mod\_jk with Apache mod\_proxy for Tomcat clustering

DevFeed: [Replacing mod\_jk with Apache mod\_proxy for Tomcat clustering](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/goodbye-mod-jk-hello-mod-proxy-35409.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/software/goodbye-mod_jk-hello-mod_proxy/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2006-02-15T13:18:23Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [proxy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/proxy.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>), [HTTP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/http.md>)

Tags: [apache](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apache.md>), [configure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configure.md>), [debug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debug.md>), [firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firefox.md>), [http](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/http.md>), [proxy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/proxy.md>), [route](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/route.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/servers.md>), [setup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/setup.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to replace mod_jk with Apache's mod_proxy modules when proxying and load-balancing a cluster of Tomcat servers. It covers compiling Apache with the required modules, configuring balancer members and sticky sessions, matching Tomcat jvmRoute values, and troubleshooting routes and cookies.

## Source excerpt

Modernizing Apache-Tomcat Proxy: A Streamlined Approach.