Public preview: Java support for App Service on Linux

We [announced](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/general-availability-of-app-service-on-linux-and-web-app-for-containers/) the general availability of Azure App Service on Linux and Web App for Containers in September 2017\. Today, we’re adding more language runtime support for built-in images. You can now create a Linux web app by using Tomcat 8.5 or 9.0, with JRE 8 as a runtime stack. For details on the Java preview release, take a look at our [blog post](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/public-preview-of-java-on-app-service-built-in-support-for-tomcat-and-openjdk/). [](https://azurecomcdn.azureedge.net/mediahandler/acomblog/updates/ServiceUpdates/blog/0788c170-e156-4fab-a9a5-d593b8630f8c.jpg) * App Service * Features * [ App Service](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/app-service/)