Tomcat is an open source container runtime, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), and a Java Servlet container. It’s designed to be the container component of an application server. The idea behind this specific tutorial is to provide the readers with a step by step guide to install Apache tomcat server on Mac OS X operating system.
Tomcat Server For Mac
The best way to install Tomcat on a Mac is via Homebrew. It’s easy, painless, and takes just a few minutes. The next best thing is to use the installation instructions from Apache’s website. Here’s how:
First, open up Terminal and type in brew install tomcat . This will download and install Tomcat 9 on your machine. If you get an error message, you may need to run this command: brew tap homebrew/versions then run brew install tomcat again.
You can also run this command if you want to install a specific version of Tomcat (e.g., 7): brew install tomcat7 .
Installing Tomcat 9 on Mac OSX
This guide will show you how to install the Apache Tomcat 9 server on a Mac.
You can use the following commands from the Terminal app or via SSH to install, upgrade and uninstall Apache Tomcat on Mac OSX.
Install Apache Tomcat 9 on Mac OSX:
brew install tomcat9
Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan is the latest version of Apple’s Mac operating system. It offers many new features and improvements over OS X Yosemite, including a redesigned user interface, Split View in supported apps, an improved Spotlight search and much more.
To install Tomcat 9 on Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, you need to download the latest version from Apache Software Foundation’s website first. Then you can proceed with the installation process.
Here are two ways to install Tomcat 9 on Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan:
Install Tomcat 9 on Mac using Homebrew
Use Homebrew to install Apache Tomcat 9 on your Mac by following these steps:
Open Terminal and type this command: brew install tomcat9 1 brew install tomcat9 Then press Enter to continue with the installation process 2 . After typing this command, you’re prompted for your password 3 . Type it and press Enter 4 . If everything goes well, you’ll see some text being displayed 5 , showing that the installation process has completed 6 :
Installing Apache Tomcat 9 on Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Note that this guide is for Apache Tomcat 8 and above, not the older versions of Apache Tomcat 6 or 7.
You can install Apache Tomcat 9 on Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite with the following steps:
1. Download and install Homebrew brew.sh or brew.php according to your system (Homebrew is a package manager for Mac OS X). You can also use MTerminal (included with Mac OS X) to run the following command in Terminal:
/usr/bin/ruby -e “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)”
2. To install Java 8 JDK, execute the following command in Terminal:
brew cask install java8
3. Download and extract the latest version of tomcat from http://tomcat.apache.org/download-90-v9x-binaries-windows.html (you will get a file named apache-tomcat-9
Download and install the latest version of Apache Tomcat.
Install Java 8.
Download and install the latest version of Xcode from the Mac App Store.
Open a Terminal window, located in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app, then run the following command.