Tomcat Installation Guide

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Installation steps

Step 1

In a browser, navigate to:
http://tomcat.apache.org/

Step 2

Navigate to the latest version of Tomcat 8.x (which is 8.5.37 as of Jan 31, 2019).

NOTE: The following screenshots are taken from version 7.0.68.

Step 3

Run/click on the “64-bit Windows Service Installer” under “Core” under “Binary Distributions” to install it as a windows service.

Step 4

In Mozilla Firefox you will be asked to save the file:

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Step 5

Open/run the saved file.

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Step 6

Press “Next >”.

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Step 7

Press “I Agree”.

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Step 8

Select full installation (minus Examples) and press “Next >”.

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Step9

Choose whatever port you want for HTTP/1.1 Connector port (or let it be 8080)

(You later need to log in as administrator so remember the username/password for the administrator.)

Step 10

Press “Next >”

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Step 11

Choose the correct Java runtime and press “Next >”.

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Step 12

Accept the default directory or choose a directory for the tomcat installation.

(Write down/note which directory you choose because you need to go to this directory later in the installation.)

Step 13

Press “Install”.

Step 14

Complete the setup by clicking “Finish”.