Introduction

Apache Tomcat is the java Java web server which that runs the PhixFlow web application. This guide covers downloading and installing Tomcat 8 This page explains how to install Tomcat on Windows and Windows Server.

Prerequisites

You The following instructions assume that:

• you have installed Windows

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• or Windows Server.

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• you can login as a user with

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• administration privileges.

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• you have installed Java.

Instructions

Step 1  Download and Install Tomcat

1. Download
   1. To find the latest version

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1. 1. , go to the

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1. 1. Tomcat downloads page: https://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgi
   2. Find the latest Binary Distributions section, then the Core sub-heading, and click on 32-bit/64-bit Windows Service Installer.
2. Install

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1. 1. Run the installer.

   2. When prompted to Choose Install Location, set Destination Folder to a short folder name with no spaces. We recommend: c:/app/tomcat9.

      Warning
      Do not accept the default Destination Folder as this will result in path names that are too long and/or contain spaces

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1. 1. . This will prevent the PhixFlow webapp

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Instead, choose a short folder name e.g.

c:/app/tomcat8

On Choose Install Location, set Destination Folder to a short folder name e.g. c:/app/tomcat8.

1. 1. from starting.

      
      

   2. Accept all other recommended defaults.

Set the tomcat administrator password to something secure.

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Step 2  Configure the service wrapper 

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service_wrapper service_wrapper

You must configure the service wrapper before using it to start tomcat:

Click Configure Tomcat

Java Tab

Tomcat.

• Open Tomcat Properties. If you need further details on how to do this, see: Tomcat start/ stop, open properties
• Switch to the Java

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• tab.

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• Add these lines to Java Options:

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• • Check that the location of the GC (Garbage Collection) log file is correct; in the examples below, this C:\tomcat\logs

Java 8

-Djava.awt.headless=true
-XX:+PrintGCDetails
-XX:+PrintGCDateStamps
-Xloggc:C:\tomcat\logs\gc-%t.log

Java 11

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-Djava.awt.headless=true

Memory

-Xlog:gc=debug:file=C:\tomcat\logs\gc-%t.log:time,uptimemillis,tid

• Add the required memory sizes to Initial Memory Pool and Maximum Memory Pool; see Tomcat Planning for details of estimating Tomcat's memory allocation
• Switch to the

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General Tab

Startup Type

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• General tab to set the Startup Type. If you want to start/stop Tomcat:
  • manually,

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• • set Manual 
  • automatically when Windows starts,

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• • set Automatic.

Step 3  Run Tomcat under a service account 

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run run

You do not need to run Tomcat under a service account for temporary or ad-hoc systems. In this case you can use the default Local System account.

To ensure Tomcat remains running for long periods, we recommend running it under a service account. 

1. On your server, open Services.
2. Open the properties for the Apache Tomcat service.
3. In the Log On tab, enter the service account.

Conclusion

From this point on, you can use Monitor Tomcat to start /or stop tomcat:Tomcat.