Java Web Applications

Tomcat

Installation

1. Download the ZIP archive of the Tomcat 11 server from https://tomcat.apache.org/download-11.cgi
2. Extract the archive to a sensible directory, e.g. C:\apache-tomcat-11.0.1

Run from IntelliJ

1. In IntelliJ, open your Maven web project, e.g. servlets
2. In the Run menu, choose Edit Configurations...
3. In the popup window
   • Click the plus sign to add a new configuration and choose Tomcat Server Local from the list
   • Enter Tomcat as configuration name
   • Click the Configure button of the application server and enter Tomcat's installation directory
   • In the Deployment tab, click the plus sign and add servlets:war exploded as artifact
   • Enter / as application context
   • In the Server tab, choose Update classes and resources on frame deactivation

Server Tab

Deployment Tab