How to Install Tomcat on Ubuntu Ec2

How to Install Tomcat on Ubuntu Ec2  

Java Setup on Ubuntu

sudo apt update

Install Java Open JDK 8 package

sudo apt-get install default-jdk -y

Once install java, enter the below command

Verify Java Version

java -version

 

openjdk version "1.8.0_191"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_191-8u191-b12-2ubuntu0.16.04.1-b12)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.191-b12, mixed mode)

Now lets do Jenkins installation

Tomcat Installation

Tomcat is a web server or web container where java web application can be deployed by developers.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install tomcat9 -y

sudo apt-get install tomcat9-docs tomcat9-examples tomcat9-admin -y

 

 

sudo cp -r /usr/share/tomcat9-admin/* /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/ -v

 

setup an user in tomcat 

sudo vi /var/lib/tomcat9/conf/tomcat-users.xml

Scroll down all the way to the end of the file,
Add the below lines in second last line above (above </tomcat-users>)

<role rolename="manager-gui"/>
<role rolename="manager-script"/>

<user username="tomcat" password="password" roles="manager-gui,manager-script"/>

 

Use :wq! to Save and exit the file

 

sudo systemctl restart tomcat9

sudo systemctl status tomcat9

 

 

you may get message that says tomcat is active running.

press q for quitting from that window.

Now go to browser, copy public DNS
http://Ec2_public_dns_name:8080
  Note: Open port 8080 in AWS for this to work follow the steps on Next Make Sure Port 8080 is Open above

You should see a page that says.
It works!!!!

That's it. You have setup  Tomcat successfully!!