How to Install Apache Tomcat on Windows - phoenixNAP

To download the Tomcat installation file, follow the steps below: 1. Browse to the official Apache Tomcat website. Locate the Download section ... Call Support Sales Login BareMetalCloud ChannelPartners BillingPortal Partners HowtoInstallApacheTomcatonWindowsFebruary17,2022apacheinstallserverwindows Home»WebServers»HowtoInstallApacheTomcatonWindowsHowtoInstallTomcatonWindowsStep1:DownloadTomcatforWindowsStep2:InstallTomcatMethod1:InstallTomcatUsingtheWindowsServiceInstallerMethod2:InstallTomcatUsingthezipArchiveStep3:CheckifApacheTomcatServiceIsRunningHowtoInstallTomcatonWindowsStep1:DownloadTomcatforWindowsStep2:InstallTomcatMethod1:InstallTomcatUsingtheWindowsServiceInstallerMethod2:InstallTomcatUsingthezipArchiveStep3:CheckifApacheTomcatServiceIsRunning Introduction ApacheTomcatisanopen-sourcewebserverandservletcontainerforJavacode.TomcatexecutesprogramswrittenintheJavaprogramminglanguage,anditimplementsmanyJavaEEspecifications,includingJakartaServlet,JakartaServerPages,andothers. Inthistutorial,youwilllearntoinstalltheApacheTomcatserveronWindows. Prerequisites: JavaJREinstalledandconfiguredAdministratorprivileges HowtoInstallTomcatonWindows Inthissection,wewillcovertwowaysofinstallingtheTomcatwebserver: ViaWindowsServiceInstaller.Fromaziparchive. FollowthestepsbelowtodownloadandinstallTomcat. Note:Formaximumperformance,tryoneofour20pre-configuredBareMetalCloudinstances.Inaddition,BareMetalClouddeploysinafewclicksforaslowas$0.10/h. Kickstartyourdevelopmentprojecttoday! Step1:DownloadTomcatforWindows TodownloadtheTomcatinstallationfile,followthestepsbelow: 1.BrowsetotheofficialApacheTomcatwebsite.LocatetheDownloadsectionandclickthelatestTomcatversionavailable.Atthetimeofwritingthisarticle,thelatestTomcatversionwasversion10. 2.OntheDownloadpage,scrolldownandlocatetheBinaryDistributionsarea. IntheCorelist,dependingontheinstallationtypeyouprefer,clickthedownloadlinkfortheWindowsServiceInstallerorthe32bit/64bitWindowszipfile. Step2:InstallTomcat InstallTomcatviatheWindowsServiceInstallerforanautomatedandwizard-guidedexperience.TheserviceinstallerinstallstheTomcatserviceandrunsitautomaticallywhenthesystemboots. Foraportableexperience,installTomcatusingthezipfileandavoidinstallingtheservice.EasilyuninstallTomcatwhenitisnolongerneededbydeletingtheTomcatdirectory,ormoveitaroundwhennecessary. Note:Takealookatourlistof13bestJavaIDEs,whichhelpwrite,debug,andtestJavacode. Method1:InstallTomcatUsingtheWindowsServiceInstaller FollowthestepsbelowtoinstallTomcatusingtheWindowsServiceInstaller. 1.OpenthedownloadedWindowsServiceInstallerfiletostarttheinstallationprocess. 2.IntheTomcatSetupwelcomescreen,clickNexttoproceed. 3.ReadtheLicenseAgreementandifyouagreetotheterms,clickIAgreetoproceedtothenextstep. 4.IntheTomcatcomponentselectionscreen,chooseFullinthedropdownmenutoensurethewizardinstallstheTomcatHostManagerandServletandJSPexampleswebapplications.Alternatively,keepthedefaultNormalinstallationtypeandclickNext. 5.ThenextstepconfigurestheTomcatserver.Forinstance,entertheAdministratorlogincredentialsorchooseadifferentconnectionport.Whenfinished,clickNexttoproceedtothenextstep. 6.ThenextsteprequiresyoutoenterthefullpathtotheJREdirectoryonyoursystem.Thewizardauto-completesthisifyouhavepreviouslysetuptheJavaenvironmentvariables.ClickNexttoproceedtothenextstep. 7.ChoosetheTomcatserverinstalllocationorkeepthedefaultoneandclickInstall. 8.ChecktheRunApacheTomcatboxtostarttheserviceaftertheinstallationfinishes.Optionally,checktheShowReadmeboxtoseetheReadmefile.Tocompletetheinstallation,clickFinish. 9.ApopupwindowappearsthatstartstheTomcatservice.Aftertheprocesscompletes,thewindowclosesautomatically.TheApacheTomcatwebserverisnowsuccessfullyinstalled. Method2:InstallTomcatUsingthezipArchive FollowthestepsbelowtosetuptheTomcatserverusingtheziparchive. Note:ApacheispartofthepopularLAMPstack. 1.Afterdownloadingthe32bit/64bitWindowszipfile,dependingonyourWindowsversion,unzipthedownloadedfile.Right-clickthefileandselectExtractall... 2.Choosewheretoextractthearchivecontents.Foreasiernavigation,werecommendextractingittotheharddrive'sroot.Optionally,givethedirectoryashorternametofacilitateserverconfigurationlater.ClickExtracttostarttheprocess. 3.Navigatetotheconfsub-directorywithintheextracteddirectoryandlocatetheserver.xmlfile. Important:Backupthe.xmlfilesbeforemakinganychanges. 4.Thedefaultconnectionportis8080.Tochooseadifferentport,edittheserver.xmlfilewithatexteditor,suchasNotepad++,andlocatethefollowinglines: Changetheconnectorportnumbertoanynumberbetween1024and65535. 5.Toenabledirectorybrowsing,locatetheweb.xmlfileintheconfdirectoryandeditthefilewithatexteditor.Directorybrowsinghelpswhentestingthesystem,andsometimesitmaybethesolutionfora403forbiddenerror. Locatethefollowinglinesandchangethelistingsvaluefromfalsetotrue: default org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet debug 0 listings false 1 6.Implementanauto-reloadfeaturebyeditingthecontext.xmlfile.Aboveall,auto-reloadisusefulindevelopmenttopreventrestartingtheservermanuallyeachtimeachangeismade. Usingatexteditor,openthecontext.xmlfile.Locatethefollowinglineandchangethevaluefromfalsetotrueineachinstance: ...... ...... 7.Aftermakingthechanges,starttheserver.PresstheWindowskeyandtypecmd.PressEntertoopenaCommandPromptwindow. 8.MovetothebindirectoryofyourTomcatserverandrun: startup 8.AddanexceptionforTomcatinthefirewall: 9.AnewTomcatconsolewindowappears.Thisconsolereceiveserrormessagesandsystem.out.println()messagesissuedbytheJavaservlets. Note:SeehowtocheckwhichJavaversionisinstalledonyourWindowsorMacsystem. 10.AccesstheserverusingabrowserasanHTTPclient.Browsetohttp://localhost:8080andaccesstheTomcatwelcomepagetoensuretheserverworks. Inaddition,usetheDeveloperQuickStartlinkstoseemoreinformationabouttheserverandstartusingandconfiguringtheserver. 11.ShutdowntheTomcatserverbypressingCtrl+ContheTomcatconsole. Step3:CheckifApacheTomcatServiceIsRunning InstallingTomcatusingtheWindowsServiceInstallerinstallsTomcatasaWindowsservicethatautomaticallyrunsonboot.FollowthestepsbelowtoensurethatTomcatisstartedasaWindowsservice. 1.OpentheStartmenuandsearchforServices. 2.SelecttheServicesresult. 3.IntheServiceswindow,locatetheApacheTomcatservice.TheStatuscolumnindicateswhethertheserviceisrunningornot.StartorStoptheserviceusingthebuttonsinthetoolbarorbypressingStoporRestartontheleftsideoftheservicelist. Configuretheservicestartupbyright-clickingtheTomcatserviceandselectingProperties. 4.InthePropertieswindow,undertheStartuptypedropdownmenu,selecthowtoruntheTomcatservice: Automatic(DelayedStart).Startstheserviceshortlyafterboot.Adelayedstartimprovesserverbootperformanceandhassecuritybenefits.Automatic.Automaticallystartstheserviceonboot.Manual.TheservicestartsonlywhenWindowsoranotherserviceneedsitorifinvoked.Disabled.Disablestheservicestartup,evenifyoutrytostartit. ClickOKtoconfirmthechanges. Conclusion ThisguideshowedhowtoinstalltheApacheTomcatwebserveronWindows.WhileTomcatdoesn'tprovideallthefeaturesofJavaEE,manyapplicationsrequireonlythefeaturesthatTomcatprovides.Therefore,heaviertoolsaren'talwaysnecessary. Learnmoreaboutserversinourtutorialonbigdataservers,orlearnwhatadatabaseserveris. Wasthisarticlehelpful?YesNo ShareonTwitter ShareonFacebook ShareonLinkedIn ShareonEmailBoskoMarijanHavingworkedasaneducatorandcontentwriter,combinedwithhislifelongpassionforallthingshigh-tech,Boskostrivestosimplifyintricateconceptsandmakethemuser-friendly.ThathasledhimtotechnicalwritingatPhoenixNAP,wherehecontinueshismissionofspreadingknowledge.Nextyoushouldread BareMetalServers Networking HowtoInstallandConfigureOpenVPNAccessServer January17,2022 FollowthestepsandinstructionsinthisguidetolearnhowtocreateanOpenVPNaccount,setupthenetworkinCloudDirector,andsuccessfullyinstallOpenVPNAccessServer. 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