sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/rviceĪdd the below information to the Tomcat systemd service file. Green ones depend on the environment, so change them accordingly. Output: java-1.11.0-openjdk-amd64 1111 /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.11.0-openjdk-amd64Īt this time, I have Java 11 on my system.Ĭreate a tomcat systemd service file. So, run the below command to list the java versions available on your system. Tomcat’s systemd service file requires java location. Here, we use the systemd to start the Tomcat service. Sudo chown -R tomcat:tomcat /opt/tomcat/ Setup Apache Tomcat sudo tar -zxvf apache-tomcat-*.tar.gzĬhange the ownership of the directory to allow the tomcat user to write files to it. # Apache Tomcat 10.xĮxtract the tomcat onto your desired (/opt/tomcat) directory. In the terminal, use the wget command to download the Apache Tomcat.

You can download the Apache Tomcat package from the official website.

Sudo useradd -g tomcat -d /opt/tomcat -s /usr/sbin/nologin tomcat Download Apache Tomcat So, create a regular user for running the Tomcat service. OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.7+10-post-Ubuntu-3ubuntu1, mixed mode) Create Tomcat Service Accountįor best practice, Tomcat should never be run as a privileged user (root). OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.7+10-post-Ubuntu-3ubuntu1) Once Java is installed, you can verify the Java version by using the following command.

You can either install Oracle JDK or OpenJDK.įor this demo, we will go with OpenJDK. Here, we will see how to install Apache Tomcat on Debian 11. Apache Tomcat (previously known as Apache Jakarta Tomcat) is an open-source implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies.

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