Managing Tomcat

Overview

Some instructions in PhixFlow ask you to update Tomcat’s configuration. This page explains how to:

  • start Tomcat
  • stop Tomcat
  • open the configuration form

On Windows Servers

Open Tomcat Properties

Option 1

  • In the Windows Start menu, find Monitor Tomcat and select Monitor Tomcat.

  • This creates an icon in your system tray 
  • Right-click on the icon and select Configure…
  • The Tomcat Properties application will appear

Option 2

One some servers, Monitor Tomcat is not available from the Windows Start menu. In this case:

  • Run the program TOMCAT_INSTALLATION_HOME\bin\Tomcat9w.exe
  • The Tomcat Properties application will appear

Tomcat Properties

Start or Stop Tomcat

You can start and stop Tomcat from the Tomcat Properties or from the Services list.

  1. In Tomcat Properties → General tab, click Start or Stop.
  2. Open the Services list. Tomcat is listed as Apache Tomcat.

  3. Use the options to start or stop Tomcat (or any Windows service).

On Linux Servers

PhixFlow instructions explain how to access Tomcat properties on Linux. Tomcat’s properties are defined in /etc/systemd/system/tomcat.service (see Install Tomcat)

Start or Stop Tomcat


If you have made changes to settings related to memory, you may need to run systemctl daemon-reload. before restarting. This reloads the units after the changes to memory. Enter: 

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

To stop Tomcat enter: sudo systemctl stop tomcat.service

To startTomcat enter: sudo systemctl start tomcat.service

Check Status

To check Tomcat’s status, enter: sudo systemctl status tomcat.service