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   <properties>
     <author email="remm@apache.org">Remy Maucherat</author>
     <title>Tomcat Setup</title>
   </properties>

 <body>

   <section name="Introduction">
     <p>
       This document introduces several ways to set up Tomcat for running
       on different platforms.  Please note that some advanced setup issues
       are not covered here: the full distribution (ZIP file or tarball)
       includes a file called
       RUNNING.txt which discusses these issues.  We encourage you to refer
       to it if the information below does not answer some of your questions.
     </p>
   </section>

   <section name="Windows">

     <p>
       Installing Tomcat on Windows can be done easily using the Windows
       installer. Its interface and functionality is similar to other wizard
       based installers, with only a few items of interest.
     </p>

     <p>
       <ul>
         <li><strong>Installation as a service</strong>: Tomcat will be
             installed as a Windows
             NT/2k/XP service no matter what setting is selected. Using the
             checkbox on the component page sets the service as "auto"
             startup, so that Tomcat is automatically started when Windows
             starts. For optimal security, the service should be run as a
             separate user, with reduced permissions (see the Windows Services
             administration tool and its documentation).</li>
         <li><strong>Java location</strong>: The installer will use the registry
             or the JAVA_HOME environment variable to determine the base path
             of a J2SE 5 JRE.
             </li>
         <li><strong>Tray icon</strong>: When Tomcat is run as a service, there
             will be a tray icon visible.  Note that
             when choosing to run Tomcat at the end of installation, the tray
             icon will be loaded at the same time.</li>
         <li>Refer to the
             <a href="windows-service-howto.html">Windows Service HOW-TO</a>
             for information on how to manage Tomcat as Windows NT service.
             </li>
       </ul>
     </p>

     <p>The installer will create shortcuts allowing starting and configuring
        Tomcat. It is important to note that the Tomcat administration web
        application can only be used when Tomcat is running.</p>

     <p>If using a J2SE 1.4 JRE, the compatibility package must be downloaded and
        expanded inside the folder where Tomcat was installed.</p>

   </section>

   <section name="Unix daemon">

     <p>Tomcat can be run as a daemon using the jsvc tool from the
        commons-daemon project. Source tarballs for jsvc are included with the
        Tomcat binaries, and need to be compiled. Building jsvc requires
        a C ANSI compiler (such as GCC), GNU Autoconf, and a JDK.</p>

     <p>Before running the script, the <code>JAVA_HOME</code> environment
        variable should be set to the base path of the JDK. Alternately, when
        calling the <code>./configure</code> script, the path of the JDK may
        be specified using the <code>--with-java</code> parameter, such as
        <code>./configure --with-java=/usr/java</code>.</p>

     <p>Using the following commands should result in a compiled jsvc binary,
        located in the <code>$CATALINA_HOME/bin</code> folder. This assumes
        that GNU TAR is used, and that <code>CATALINA_HOME</code> is an
        environment variable pointing to the base path of the Tomcat
        installation.</p>

     <p>Please note that you should use the GNU make (gmake) instead of
        the native BSD make on FreeBSD systems.</p>


 <source>
     cd $CATALINA_HOME/bin
     tar xvfz jsvc.tar.gz
     cd jsvc-src
     autoconf
     ./configure
     make
     cp jsvc ..
     cd ..
 </source>

     <p>Tomcat can then be run as a daemon using the following commands.</p>

 <source>
     cd $CATALINA_HOME
     ./bin/jsvc -Djava.endorsed.dirs=./common/endorsed -cp ./bin/bootstrap.jar \
         -outfile ./logs/catalina.out -errfile ./logs/catalina.err \
         org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap
 </source>

     <p>jsvc has other useful parameters, such as <code>-user</code> which
        causes it to switch to another user after the daemon initialization is
        complete. This allows, for example, running Tomcat as a non privileged
        user while still being able to use privileged ports.
        <code>jsvc --help</code> will return the full jsvc usage
        information. In particular, the <code>-debug</code> option is useful
        to debug issues running jsvc.</p>

     <p>The file <code>$CATALINA_HOME/bin/jsvc/native/tomcat.sh</code> can be
        used as a template for starting Tomcat automatically at boot time from
        <code>/etc/init.d</code>.  The file is currently setup for running
        Tomcat 4.1.x, so it is necessary to edit it and change the classname
        from <code>BootstrapService</code> to <code>Bootstrap</code>.</p>

     <p>Note that the Commons-Daemon JAR file must be on your runtime classpath
        to run Tomcat in this manner.  The Commons-Daemon JAR file is in the Class-Path
        entry of the bootstrap.jar manifest, but if you get a ClassNotFoundException
        or a NoClassDefFoundError for a Commons-Daemon class, add the Commons-Daemon
        JAR to the -cp argument when launching jsvc.</p>

   </section>

 </body>
 </document>
	<?xml version="1.0"?>
	<!DOCTYPE document [
	<!ENTITY project SYSTEM "project.xml">
	]>
	<document url="setup.html">

	&project;

	<properties>
	<author email="remm@apache.org">Remy Maucherat</author>
	<title>Tomcat Setup</title>
	</properties>

	<body>

	<section name="Introduction">
	<p>
	This document introduces several ways to set up Tomcat for running
	on different platforms. Please note that some advanced setup issues
	are not covered here: the full distribution (ZIP file or tarball)
	includes a file called
	RUNNING.txt which discusses these issues. We encourage you to refer
	to it if the information below does not answer some of your questions.
	</p>
	</section>

	<section name="Windows">

	<p>
	Installing Tomcat on Windows can be done easily using the Windows
	installer. Its interface and functionality is similar to other wizard
	based installers, with only a few items of interest.
	</p>

	<p>
	<ul>
	<li><strong>Installation as a service</strong>: Tomcat will be
	installed as a Windows
	NT/2k/XP service no matter what setting is selected. Using the
	checkbox on the component page sets the service as "auto"
	startup, so that Tomcat is automatically started when Windows
	starts. For optimal security, the service should be run as a
	separate user, with reduced permissions (see the Windows Services
	administration tool and its documentation).</li>
	<li><strong>Java location</strong>: The installer will use the registry
	or the JAVA_HOME environment variable to determine the base path
	of a J2SE 5 JRE.
	</li>
	<li><strong>Tray icon</strong>: When Tomcat is run as a service, there
	will be a tray icon visible. Note that
	when choosing to run Tomcat at the end of installation, the tray
	icon will be loaded at the same time.</li>
	<li>Refer to the
	<a href="windows-service-howto.html">Windows Service HOW-TO</a>
	for information on how to manage Tomcat as Windows NT service.
	</li>
	</ul>
	</p>

	<p>The installer will create shortcuts allowing starting and configuring
	Tomcat. It is important to note that the Tomcat administration web
	application can only be used when Tomcat is running.</p>

	<p>If using a J2SE 1.4 JRE, the compatibility package must be downloaded and
	expanded inside the folder where Tomcat was installed.</p>

	</section>

	<section name="Unix daemon">

	<p>Tomcat can be run as a daemon using the jsvc tool from the
	commons-daemon project. Source tarballs for jsvc are included with the
	Tomcat binaries, and need to be compiled. Building jsvc requires
	a C ANSI compiler (such as GCC), GNU Autoconf, and a JDK.</p>

	<p>Before running the script, the <code>JAVA_HOME</code> environment
	variable should be set to the base path of the JDK. Alternately, when
	calling the <code>./configure</code> script, the path of the JDK may
	be specified using the <code>--with-java</code> parameter, such as
	<code>./configure --with-java=/usr/java</code>.</p>

	<p>Using the following commands should result in a compiled jsvc binary,
	located in the <code>$CATALINA_HOME/bin</code> folder. This assumes
	that GNU TAR is used, and that <code>CATALINA_HOME</code> is an
	environment variable pointing to the base path of the Tomcat
	installation.</p>

	<p>Please note that you should use the GNU make (gmake) instead of
	the native BSD make on FreeBSD systems.</p>


	<source>
	cd $CATALINA_HOME/bin
	tar xvfz jsvc.tar.gz
	cd jsvc-src
	autoconf
	./configure
	make
	cp jsvc ..
	cd ..
	</source>

	<p>Tomcat can then be run as a daemon using the following commands.</p>

	<source>
	cd $CATALINA_HOME
	./bin/jsvc -Djava.endorsed.dirs=./common/endorsed -cp ./bin/bootstrap.jar \
	-outfile ./logs/catalina.out -errfile ./logs/catalina.err \
	org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap
	</source>

	<p>jsvc has other useful parameters, such as <code>-user</code> which
	causes it to switch to another user after the daemon initialization is
	complete. This allows, for example, running Tomcat as a non privileged
	user while still being able to use privileged ports.
	<code>jsvc --help</code> will return the full jsvc usage
	information. In particular, the <code>-debug</code> option is useful
	to debug issues running jsvc.</p>

	<p>The file <code>$CATALINA_HOME/bin/jsvc/native/tomcat.sh</code> can be
	used as a template for starting Tomcat automatically at boot time from
	<code>/etc/init.d</code>. The file is currently setup for running
	Tomcat 4.1.x, so it is necessary to edit it and change the classname
	from <code>BootstrapService</code> to <code>Bootstrap</code>.</p>

	<p>Note that the Commons-Daemon JAR file must be on your runtime classpath
	to run Tomcat in this manner. The Commons-Daemon JAR file is in the Class-Path
	entry of the bootstrap.jar manifest, but if you get a ClassNotFoundException
	or a NoClassDefFoundError for a Commons-Daemon class, add the Commons-Daemon
	JAR to the -cp argument when launching jsvc.</p>

	</section>

	</body>
	</document>