Add Server Instance Wizard: Tomcat Installation and Login Details
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The Tomcat Installation and Login Details panel of the Add Server Instance wizard
enables you to register an instance of the Apache Tomcat web server with the IDE.
You open this panel by choosing Tools > Servers from the main menu and then
choosing to add a Tomcat web server.
Alternatively, you can right-click the Servers node in the Services window and choose
Add Server.
To register an Apache Tomcat web server, set the following properties in the wizard:
- Server Location. Specifies the Tomcat installation
directory (Catalina Home) on your local system. Note that the IDE verifies that you have
specified a valid Tomcat installation directory.
- Use Private Configuration Folder (Catalina Base).
Specifies that you expect to use Tomcat in a multi-user configuration.
When you select this option, you can set the Catalina Base directory.
- Catalina Base. Specifies the Tomcat base directory.
Typically, a base directory is placed under
a user's directory. If you associate a base directory with the server, the
base directory must have the following subdirectories.
- conf. Directory for server configuration files.
This directory must have a server.xml file.
- logs. Directory for log and output files
- webapps. Directory for automatically loaded web applications
- work. Temporary working directory for web applications
If the base directory is empty, the IDE creates the subdirectories by
copying them from Tomcat's home directory.
- Username/Password. The user must be a Tomcat user who has a
manager role.
- Note: If the username does not exist, you can select the box to create it.
- See Also
- Registering a Tomcat Web Server
- About the Tomcat Web Server
- Viewing the Tomcat Web Server in the IDE
- Customizing the Tomcat Web Server
- Customizing the Tomcat Configuration File
- Authenticating the Tomcat Web Server
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