CentOS Tomcat Installation Guide
The steps to install Tomcat on CentOS are as follows:
- Open the terminal and log in to the CentOS server.
- Install the openjdk development package for Java 1.8.0 using the command sudo yum install.
- What version of Java do you have installed?
- You can download the Tomcat software package by visiting the official Tomcat website (https://tomcat.apache.org/download-10.cgi) and selecting the version that is suitable for you.
- Download the Tomcat software package using the wget command.
- Execute the following command as superuser to extract the Tomcat software package to the /opt directory:
sudo tar -xf [Tomcat software package name] -C /opt
- Move the directory named [Tomcat directory name] in /opt to /opt/tomcat.
- Set the location of the Tomcat directory to /opt/tomcat, the Java directory to /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk, and add the bin directory of Tomcat to the system PATH.
- Execute the file located at /etc/profile.
- Start the Tomcat server by executing the startup script located in /opt/tomcat/bin.
- Check if Tomcat has successfully started by accessing the server’s IP address or domain name in a web browser, followed by the default Tomcat port 8080 (for example http://your_server_ip:8080), to see if you can access the Tomcat welcome page.
You have now successfully installed and started Tomcat on CentOS. Further configuration and deployment of applications can be done as needed.