Install Tomcat on Linux using binary distribution

Install Tomcat on Linux | By A.M.Rinas

Aim:

In this tutorial, we will install Tomcat 9.0.21 on Linux.

Step 1: Installing JDK

• Tomcat 9 requires Java 8 or later versions. Check Java installation:

  $ java -version

• If Java is not installed, run the following commands to install Java:

  $ sudo apt-get update

  $ sudo apt-get install default-jdk -y

• After installation, verify Java installation:

  $ java -version

Step 2: Creating a Tomcat user and group

• Create a group and user for Tomcat:

  $ sudo groupadd tomcat

  $ sudo useradd -s /bin/false -g tomcat -d /opt/tomcat tomcat

Step 3: Download and Install Tomcat 9

• Change directory to /opt and download Tomcat 9 to that directory:

  $ cd /opt

  $ sudo wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-9/v9.0.21/bin/apache-tomcat-9.0.21.tar.gz

• Extract the tar package and rename the extracted directory to tomcat:

  $ sudo tar -xvzf apache-tomcat-9.0.21.tar.gz

  $ sudo mv apache-tomcat-9.0.21 /opt/tomcat

Step 4: Set Up Path Variable and Start Tomcat

• Navigate to the bin directory within Tomcat:

  $ cd /opt/tomcat/bin

• Add Tomcat's bin directory to the PATH variable (temporary):

  $ export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)

• Start Tomcat using catalina.sh:

  $ ./catalina.sh start

Written by: A.M.Rinas

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