Java on App Service: Updates and improvements available

We have applied a host of improvements, bug fixes and runtime version updates to the Java images on App Service Linux! * All JRE and Tomcat images now have jCmd for Java Flight Recorder, a profiling and debugging tool * Documentation will be published on [the Java developer guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/containers/configure-language-java) soon * All Tomcat images now have a servlet filter that provides access to Easy Auth claims and other security-related Tomcat APIs ([documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/containers/configure-language-java#authenticate-users)) * The Java 8 and 11 images have been updated to 8u212 and 11u3 respectively * Log file names will now contain the Linux host’s name (host’s hostname) instead of the website\_instance\_id * The Wildfly 14 image (currently in preview) has been updated to JRE 8u212, includes jCmd and has a host of bug fixes For more details, see [the Java developer guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/containers/configure-language-java). To get started, follow [the quickstart for Java on App Service Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/containers/quickstart-java). * App Service (Linux) * Features * Services * [ App Service (Linux)](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/app-service/)