N.B. This installation only covers Windows servers.
To ensure everything is ready, open a command prompt and type in the following command:
"%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java" -version
If installed correctly, Java version information should be displayed.
More information on installing Java and setting JAVA_HOME can be found here: Java Setup
Download Apache Tomcat 9 (ZIP distribution, Java 8 compatible) and extract it to:
C:\path\to\tomcat
If required, configure the following environment variables:
CATALINA_HOME=C:\path\to\tomcat
CATALINA_BASE=C:\path\to\tomcat
CATALINA_BASE is optional if it is the same location as CATALINA_HOME.
Open a Command Prompt as Administrator and run:
C:\path\to\tomcat\bin\service.bat install
To run a Command Prompt as Administrator, right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
Configure memory, JVM settings and service options using:
C:\path\to\tomcat\bin\tomcat9w.exe
Start Tomcat using:
net start Tomcat9
Open the following URL in a browser:
http://<server>:8080
If Tomcat is running correctly, the default Tomcat page should be displayed.