Installing Apache Tomcat on CentOS 7

Apache Tomcat is an open-source web server and servlet container that is widely used for Java-based web applications. It provides a Java HTTP web server environment where Java code can run, enabling the deployment of Java web applications.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install Apache Tomcat on CentOS 7:

sudo yum update

sudo yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk

java -version

sudo useradd -r -m -U -d /opt/tomcat -s /bin/false tomcat

wget https://downloads.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-9/v9.0.52/bin/apache-tomcat-9.0.52.tar.gz

sudo mkdir /opt/tomcat

sudo tar -xf apache-tomcat-9.0.52.tar.gz -C /opt/tomcat --strip-components=1

sudo chown -R tomcat: /opt/tomcat

sudo chmod +x /opt/tomcat/bin/*.sh

sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/tomcat.service <

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

sudo systemctl start tomcat

sudo systemctl enable tomcat

sudo systemctl status tomcat

1. Update System Packages:
2. Install Java Development Kit (JDK):
3. Verify the installed Java version:
4. Create a new system user for Tomcat:
5. Download the latest version of Tomcat:
6. Create a new directory for Tomcat installation:
7. Extract the downloaded Tomcat archive:
8. Assign ownership of the Tomcat directory to the tomcat user:
9. Update file permissions:
10. Create a systemd service file for Tomcat:
11. Reload systemd configuration:
12. Start Tomcat service:
13. Enable Tomcat to start on system boot:
14. Verify the Tomcat installation:

Now you have successfully installed Apache Tomcat on CentOS 7. You can access the Tomcat server by visiting http://your_server_ip_address:8080 in your web browser.

Note: Make sure to replace "your_server_ip_address" with the actual IP address of your CentOS 7 server.