{"id":3662,"date":"2014-05-28T14:35:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T19:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secure.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=3662"},"modified":"2025-07-24T05:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:35:06","slug":"how-to-install-tomcat-8-on-a-centos-6-vps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-tomcat-8-on-a-centos-6-vps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install Tomcat 8 on CentOS 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Status: This OS is no longer supported<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This article, “How to install Tomcat 8 on a CentOS 6 VPS,” covers a version of CentOS that reached end of life (EOL). The developing company no longer supports it. As such, we no longer maintain this guide. If you are currently operating a server running CentOS 6, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support<\/a>. They can upgrade or migrate you to a supported version of AlmaLinux.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Instead: <\/strong>Although this guide may still be helpful as a reference, it may not be compatible with other CentOS releases. The following RoseHosting tutorial outlines how to install and secure Tomcat 10 on AlmaLinux<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"how-to-install-tomcat-8-on-centos-6-vps\"<\/a>In the following tutorial you will learn how to install and set-up Apache Tomcat<\/a> 8 on your CentOS 6 VPS<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What is Tomcat?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apache Tomcat (before known as <\/em>Jakarta Tomcat<\/em><\/span>) is an application server developed by the Apache Software Foundation that executes Java servlets and renders Web pages that include Java Server Page coding.<\/p>\n

UPDATE THE SYSTEM<\/b><\/h3>\n

Make sure you are in a screen<\/code> session and your CentOS 6<\/strong> based Linux Virtual Server<\/a> is up-to-date by running:<\/p>\n

## screen -U -S tomcat8-screen\n## yum update<\/pre>\n
INSTALL JAVA 8<\/b><\/h3>\n
Download the latest JAVA 8 from here<\/a> or use the following command to download JAVA JDK 8u5:<\/p>\n
for 32bit systems use:<\/p>\n
## wget --no-cookies \\\n--no-check-certificate \\\n--header \"Cookie: oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie\" \\\n\"http:\/\/download.oracle.com\/otn-pub\/java\/jdk\/8u5-b13\/jdk-8u5-linux-i586.rpm\" \\\n-O \/opt\/jdk-8-linux-i586.rpm<\/pre>\n
for 64bit systems use:<\/p>\n
## wget --no-cookies \\\n--no-check-certificate \\\n--header \"Cookie: oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie\" \\\n\"http:\/\/download.oracle.com\/otn-pub\/java\/jdk\/8u5-b13\/jdk-8u5-linux-x64.rpm\" \\\n-O \/opt\/jdk-8-linux-x64.rpm<\/pre>\n
once the JAVA package has been downloaded, install it using rpm<\/code> as follows:<\/p>\n
for 32bit systems use:<\/p>\n
## rpm -Uvh \/opt\/jdk-8-linux-i586.rpm<\/pre>\n
for 64bit systems use:<\/p>\n
## rpm -Uvh \/opt\/jdk-8-linux-x64.rpm<\/pre>\n
CONFIGURE JAVA<\/b><\/h3>\n
configure the newly installed JAVA package using alternatives<\/code> as in:<\/p>\n
## alternatives --install \/usr\/bin\/java java \/usr\/java\/jdk1.8.0_05\/jre\/bin\/java 20000\n## alternatives --install \/usr\/bin\/jar jar \/usr\/java\/jdk1.8.0_05\/bin\/jar 20000\n## alternatives --install \/usr\/bin\/javac javac \/usr\/java\/jdk1.8.0_05\/bin\/javac 20000\n## alternatives --install \/usr\/bin\/javaws javaws \/usr\/java\/jdk1.8.0_05\/jre\/bin\/javaws 20000\n## alternatives --set java \/usr\/java\/jdk1.8.0_05\/jre\/bin\/java\n## alternatives --set javaws \/usr\/java\/jdk1.8.0_05\/jre\/bin\/javaws\n## alternatives --set javac \/usr\/java\/jdk1.8.0_05\/bin\/javac\n## alternatives --set jar \/usr\/java\/jdk1.8.0_05\/bin\/jar<\/pre>\n
check the JAVA version running on your system:<\/p>\n
## java -version<\/pre>\n
INSTALL TOMCAT 8<\/b><\/h3>\n
Create a separate user which will run the Tomcat server:<\/p>\n
## useradd -r tomcat8 --shell \/bin\/false<\/pre>\n
Download the latest Tomcat 8 version from here<\/a> or use the following command to download Tomcat 8.0.5<\/p>\n
## wget http:\/\/mirrors.koehn.com\/apache\/tomcat\/tomcat-8\/v8.0.5\/bin\/apache-tomcat-8.0.5.tar.gz -P \/tmp<\/pre>\n
Extract the contents of the Tomcat archive to \/opt<\/code> using the following command:<\/p>\n
## tar -zxf \/tmp\/apache-tomcat-8.0.5.tar.gz -C \/opt<\/pre>\n
## ln -s \/opt\/apache-tomcat-8.0.5 \/opt\/tomcat-latest\n## chown -hR tomcat8: \/opt\/tomcat-latest \/opt\/apache-tomcat-8.0.5<\/pre>\n
START THE TOMCAT 8 SERVICE<\/b><\/h3>\n
Create the following init script in \/etc\/init.d\/tomcat8<\/code><\/p>\n
#!\/bin\/bash\n#\n# tomcat8\n#\n# chkconfig: - 80 20\n#\n### BEGIN INIT INFO\n# Provides: tomcat8\n# Required-Start: $network $syslog\n# Required-Stop: $network $syslog\n# Default-Start:\n# Default-Stop:\n# Description: Tomcat 8\n# Short-Description: start and stop tomcat\n### END INIT INFO\n\n## Source function library.\n#. \/etc\/rc.d\/init.d\/functions\nexport JAVA_HOME=\/usr\/java\/default\nexport JAVA_OPTS=\"-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 \\\n  -Dnet.sf.ehcache.skipUpdateCheck=true \\\n  -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC \\\n  -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled \\\n  -XX:+UseParNewGC \\\n  -XX:MaxPermSize=128m \\\n  -Xms512m -Xmx512m\"\nexport PATH=$JAVA_HOME\/bin:$PATH\nTOMCAT_HOME=\/opt\/tomcat-latest\nTOMCAT_USER=tomcat8\nSHUTDOWN_WAIT=20\n\ntomcat_pid() {\n  echo `ps aux | grep org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap | grep -v grep | awk '{ print $2 }'`\n}\n\nstart() {\n  pid=$(tomcat_pid)\n  if [ -n \"$pid\" ] \n  then\n    echo \"Tomcat is already running (pid: $pid)\"\n  else\n    # Start tomcat\n    echo \"Starting tomcat\"\n    ulimit -n 100000\n    umask 007\n    \/bin\/su -p -s \/bin\/sh $TOMCAT_USER $TOMCAT_HOME\/bin\/startup.sh\n  fi\n\n\n  return 0\n}\n\nstop() {\n  pid=$(tomcat_pid)\n  if [ -n \"$pid\" ]\n  then\n    echo \"Stoping Tomcat\"\n    \/bin\/su -p -s \/bin\/sh $TOMCAT_USER $TOMCAT_HOME\/bin\/shutdown.sh\n\n    let kwait=$SHUTDOWN_WAIT\n    count=0;\n    until [ `ps -p $pid | grep -c $pid` = '0' ] || [ $count -gt $kwait ]\n    do\n      echo -n -e \"\\nwaiting for processes to exit\";\n      sleep 1\n      let count=$count+1;\n    done\n\n    if [ $count -gt $kwait ]; then\n      echo -n -e \"\\nkilling processes which didn't stop after $SHUTDOWN_WAIT seconds\"\n      kill -9 $pid\n    fi\n  else\n    echo \"Tomcat is not running\"\n  fi\n \n  return 0\n}\n\ncase $1 in\nstart)\n  start\n;; \nstop)   \n  stop\n;; \nrestart)\n  stop\n  start\n;;\nstatus)\n  pid=$(tomcat_pid)\n  if [ -n \"$pid\" ]\n  then\n    echo \"Tomcat is running with pid: $pid\"\n  else\n    echo \"Tomcat is not running\"\n  fi\n;; \nesac    \nexit 0<\/pre>\n
make the script executable using chmod<\/code><\/p>\n
## chmod +x \/etc\/init.d\/tomcat8<\/pre>\n
Start the Tomcat 8 server using:<\/p>\n
## service tomcat8 start<\/pre>\n
Add the Tomcat 8 service to system startup:<\/p>\n
## chkconfig tomcat8 on<\/pre>\n
Access your newly installed Tomcat at http:\/\/YOUR_IP:8080<\/p>\n
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Of course you don\u2019t have to do any of this if you use one of our Linux VPS Hosting<\/a> services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install Tomcat 8 for you. They are available 24×7 and will take care of your request immediately. You can also consider reading our post on Install Tomcat 9 on CentOS 7<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n
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