I need to install a Java Servlet Server on my Macbook, and I could not find a one-click installer for OS X 🙂
Search the internet for finding the shortest way to install it, and take note for myself, maybe someone will also need this and hope it helps.
- Make sure you have at least Java 1.6. If you’re running Snow Leopard then it is set. Also, open a Terminal.
- Get the latest Tomcat from Apache Server: Tomcat 7.0
Download the “tar.gz” under Binary Distribution | Core section,
In this case, we will have file apache-tomcat-7.0.19.tar.gz - Unarchive that tar.gz and keep the folder structure
- Move the folder to /usr/local, ie:
sudo mv apache-tomcat-7.0.19 /usr/local - Create symbolic link in /Library/Tomcat, so it will be easier when we need to upgrade Tomcat files
sudo ln -s /usr/local/apache-tomcat-7.0.19 /Library/Tomcat - Change ownership to you
sudo chown -R <username> /Library/Tomcat - Change scripts’ mode to executable
sudo chmod +x /Library/Tomcat/bin/*.sh - Go to folder bin, launch startup.sh
./startup.sh - Launch browser, and go to: http://localhost:8080
To start and stop Tomcat, we can use provided scripts in “bin” folder:
- startup.sh – activate Tomcat
- shutdown.sh – deactivate Tomcat
or we can use Application like Tomcat Controller a Freeware by Activata :
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