Package Ubuntu Tomcat Install¶

Tomcat is available directly from the Ubuntu package manager. This approach is recommended as updates and security fixes are managed as part of your operating system.

Reference:

Ubuntu documentation
Ubunutu tomcat9 package

To install tomcat9 package:

Install tomcat9 using apt-get:
```
sudo apt install tomcat9
```
Tomcat’s default port number is 8080. It can be modified in /etc/tomcat9/server.xml.
```
<Connector port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
         connectionTimeout="20000"
         redirectPort="8443" />
```
Note

You will need to restart tomcat after doing this - sudo service tomcat9 restart

Tomcat is a setup as a linux service:

sudo service tomcat9 restart
sudo service tomcat9 status

You can access Tomcat using your web browser
```
http://<hostname>:8080
```