This document provides an overview of the Apache Struts framework, including its advantages as an MVC framework, how to set it up, test it, develop applications with it, and access documentation. Struts is a widely used framework that standardizes the MVC approach. It can be tested by deploying the struts-blank application, and new applications should be started from the struts-blank directory rather than building from scratch. While Struts adds complexity, it also provides many utilities and tags for building Java web applications.