Download and Install Tomcat on macOS

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∟Download and Install Tomcat on macOS

This section provides a tutorial example on how to install Tomcat server on a local macOS system. It requires JDK.

If you want to learn JSP (JavaServer Page) technology, you should download and install Apache Tomcat on your local machine, so that you can use it test your JSP pages. Here is what I did to download and install Apache Tomcat on my macOS local computer.

1. Verify that OpenJDK 13 JRE and JDK packages are installed:

herong$ java -version
java version "13" 2019-09-17
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 13+33)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 13+33, mixed mode, sharing)

herong$ javac -version
javac 13

2. Go to Tomcat download Website at https://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgi.

3. Click the "tar.gz" link to download the macOS version.

4. Open and install the downloaded package:

herong$ cd ~/Downloads

herong$ gunzip apache-tomcat-9.0.26.tar.gz

herong$ tar -xf apache-tomcat-9.0.26.tar

herong$ sudo mkdir /Library/Tomcat

herong$ sudo mv apache-tomcat-9.0.26 /Library/Tomcat

5. Verify Tomcat installation:

herong$ /Library/Tomcat/apache-tomcat-9.0.26/bin/version.sh

Using CATALINA_BASE:   /Library/Tomcat/apache-tomcat-9.0.26
Using CATALINA_HOME:   /Library/Tomcat/apache-tomcat-9.0.26
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /Library/Tomcat/apache-tomcat-9.0.26/temp
Using JRE_HOME:   /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-13.jdk/Contents/Home
Using CLASSPATH:  /Library/Tomcat/apache-tomcat-9.0.26/bin/bootstrap.jar: \
   /Library/Tomcat/apache-tomcat-9.0.26/bin/tomcat-juli.jar
NOTE: Picked up JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS:  ...
Server version: Apache Tomcat/9.0.26
Server built:   Sep 16 2019 15:51:39 UTC
Server number:  9.0.26.0
OS Name:        Mac OS X
OS Version:     10.12.6
Architecture:   x86_64
JVM Version:    13+33
JVM Vendor:     Oracle Corporation