{"id":13416,"date":"2024-03-15T07:03:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-steps-to-install-tomcat-on-centos\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T17:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T17:59:44","slug":"what-are-the-steps-to-install-tomcat-on-centos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-steps-to-install-tomcat-on-centos\/","title":{"rendered":"CentOS Tomcat Installation Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The steps to install Tomcat on CentOS are as follows:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Open the terminal and log in to the CentOS server.<\/li>\n
  2. Install the openjdk development package for Java 1.8.0 using the command sudo yum install.<\/li>\n
  3. What version of Java do you have installed?<\/li>\n
  4. 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.<\/li>\n
  5. Download the Tomcat software package using the wget command.<\/li>\n
  6. Execute the following command as superuser to extract the Tomcat software package to the \/opt directory:\n

    sudo tar -xf [Tomcat software package name] -C \/opt<\/li>\n

  7. Move the directory named [Tomcat directory name] in \/opt to \/opt\/tomcat.<\/li>\n
  8. 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.<\/li>\n
  9. Execute the file located at \/etc\/profile.<\/li>\n
  10. Start the Tomcat server by executing the startup script located in \/opt\/tomcat\/bin.<\/li>\n
  11. 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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You have now successfully installed and started Tomcat on CentOS. Further configuration and deployment of applications can be done as needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    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? 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