what is difference between localhost.log and catalina.log in tomcat? [closed]

Question

Can you please tell me why there are two log files created on tomcat server?

These two log files are localhost.log and catalina.log.

Thanks!

Answer 1

catalina.log is where the Tomcat engine writes log messages pertaining to Tomcat itself.

There's a log for each virtual host. You only have one configured, called localhost so that's where the log entries from that host go.