Download Tomcat in aws ec2
How to Install Tomcat in Amazon Web
Services EC2
If you’re
a data scientist or software engineer working with Amazon Web Services AWS EC2
you may need to install Apache Tomcat at some point Apache Tomcat is an
opensource web server and servlet container that is widely used to deploy Java
web applications In this blog post well walk you through the steps to install
Tomcat on an AWS EC2 instance
To download
and install Apache Tomcat on an AWS EC2 instance using PuTTY, you'll need to
follow several steps. This assumes that you already have an EC2 instance
running and that you can access it via SSH using PuTTY. If you don't have an
EC2 instance, create one through the AWS Management Console.
Prerequisites
Before we
begin, make sure you have the following:
- An AWS EC2 instance running a
Linux operating system
- A user account with sudo
privileges
- Java Development Kit (JDK)
installed on the instance
Step 1: Download Tomcat
To install
Tomcat, you’ll need to download the latest version of the software from the
Apache Tomcat website. At the time of writing, the latest stable version is
Tomcat 9.0.x. You can download the software using the following command:
Wget https://dlcdn.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-10/v10.1.14/bin/apache-tomcat-10.1.14.tar.gz
Step 2: Extract the Tomcat Archive
Once the
download is complete, you’ll need to extract the Tomcat archive using the following
command:
tar -xzvf apache-tomcat-10.1.14.tar.gz
Step 3: Change Directory
cd apache-tomcat-10.1.14
Step 5: Start Tomcat
To start Tomcat, run the following command:
./startup.sh
Step 5: Start Tomcat
To start
Tomcat, run the following command:
./startup.sh
Step 6: Super User
To start super user view, run the following command:
sudo su
This will
start Tomcat on port 8080. You can access the Tomcat homepage by navigating to
http://your_server_ip:8080 in your web browser.
Step 7: Configure Tomcat
By default,
Tomcat listens on port 8080 and allows access to the Manager web application
only from the localhost. To configure Tomcat to listen on a different port or
to allow access to the Manager web application from remote hosts, edit the
following files:
- /usr/local/tomcat10/conf/server.xml
- /usr/local/tomcat10/webapps/manager/META-INF/context.xml
Make sure to
restart Tomcat after making any changes to the configuration files.
Conclusion
In this blog
post, we’ve shown you how to install Apache Tomcat on an AWS EC2 instance
running a Linux operating system. By following these steps, you should now have
a fully functional Tomcat installation that you can use to deploy your Java web
applications. Remember to always keep your software up to date to ensure the
security and stability of your system.
