Installing Java Web Server [Tomcat]

Installing the Java Web Server - Exercise

Download and install the Java Web Server

Objective:Download and install the Java Web Server.

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Download files

You will need to download the Java Web Server.
As previously mentioned I recommend the Apache Tomcat Server for this course which can be downloaded from the following link. Download Tomcat

Instructions

Download the trial version:

Go to the Apache Tomcat website.
In the left menu choose the version of Tomcat that you want, versions 6 through 9.
Click the desired link, for example for Tomcat 8, click on download-80.cgi
When your browser asks, choose to save the file to disk, choose whatever folder you wish on your system. On Windows 10, the executable is automatically downloaded to your Downloads folder.

After you have completed the previous steps you should:

Run the file the executable you downloaded and install the files.
For the Tomcat executable, it is automatically installed into your C\Program Files”,.
(For example, on my Windows 10 system I installed the executable and the application server was installed to the following directory.
```
C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat8.0\webapps\yourwebsite
```