Install Apache Tomcat 10 on Amazon Linux 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The type of installation of Tomcat that we’ll do is manual. Which means we’ll start from source download, extract and copying files to relevant directories to performing user creation and permissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below steps have been organized for easy following to help new users install Apache Tomcat 10 on Amazon Linux 2023. Just follow the steps and change the values as instructed where required to have a working Tomcat 10 installation on Amazon Linux 2023 instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The installation can be done in an on-prem virtualization environment or instance running in AWS EC2 environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Install Java on Amazon Linux <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Apache Tomcat 10 requires Java 11 or later, so we need to ensure Java is installed and working perfectly in the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Follow our guide below to install Java 21 on your Amazon Linux server:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Install Java 21 on Amazon Linux 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Confirm installation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ java -version<\/mark>\njava version \"21.0.10\" 2026-01-20 LTS\nJava(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 21.0.10+8-LTS-217)\nJava HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0.10+8-LTS-217, mixed mode, sharing)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nStep 2: Create Tomcat User and Group<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
We’ll be creating a dedicated system tomcat<\/em> user and group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo groupadd --system tomcat\nsudo useradd -d \/usr\/share\/tomcat -r -s \/bin\/false -g tomcat tomcat<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nConfirm creation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ getent passwd tomcat\n<\/mark>tomcat:x:996:994::\/usr\/share\/tomcat:\/bin\/false\n\n$ getent group tomcat<\/mark>\ntomcat:x:994:<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nStep 3: Install Tomcat 10 on Amazon Linux 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Latest releases of Apache Tomcat software can be checked from the Software releases page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Run the following commands to download the latest version of Apache Tomcat 10 as of this article update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo yum -y install wget\nexport VER=\"10.1.52<\/mark>\"\nwget https:\/\/archive.apache.org\/dist\/tomcat\/tomcat-10\/v${VER}\/bin\/apache-tomcat-${VER}.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nUse tar<\/em> command line tool to extract downloaded archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo tar xvf apache-tomcat-${VER}.tar.gz -C \/usr\/share\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nCreate Symlink to the folder
\/usr\/share\/tomcat<\/code>. This is for easy updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\nsudo ln -s \/usr\/share\/apache-tomcat-$VER\/ \/usr\/share\/tomcat<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nUpdate folder permissions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo chown -R tomcat:tomcat \/usr\/share\/tomcat\nsudo chown -R tomcat:tomcat \/usr\/share\/apache-tomcat-$VER\/ <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThe
\/usr\/share\/tomcat<\/code> directory has the following sub-directories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n- \n
- bin<\/strong>: contains the binaries<\/em> and scripts<\/em> (e.g
startup.sh<\/code> andshutdown.sh<\/code> for Unixes and Mac OS X).<\/li>\n\n\n\n- conf<\/strong>: contains the system-wide configuration<\/em> files, such as
server.xml<\/code>,web.xml<\/code>, andcontext.xml<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- webapps<\/strong>: contains the webapps<\/em> to be deployed. You can also place the WAR (Webapp Archive) file for deployment here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- lib<\/strong>: contains the Tomcat\u2019s system-wide library JAR files, accessible by all webapps. You could also place external JAR file (such as MySQL JDBC Driver) here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- logs<\/strong>: contains Tomcat\u2019s log files. You may need to check for error messages here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- work<\/strong>: Tomcat\u2019s working directory used by JSP, for JSP-to-Servlet conversion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Create Tomcat Systemd service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo tee \/etc\/systemd\/system\/tomcat.service > \/dev\/null <<'EOF'\n[Unit]\nDescription=Tomcat Server\nAfter=syslog.target network.target\n\n[Service]\nType=forking\nUser=tomcat\nGroup=tomcat\n\nEnvironment=JAVA_HOME=\/usr\/lib\/jvm\/jdk-21.0.10-oracle-x64\nEnvironment='JAVA_OPTS=-Djava.awt.headless=true'\nEnvironment=CATALINA_HOME=\/usr\/share\/tomcat\nEnvironment=CATALINA_BASE=\/usr\/share\/tomcat\nEnvironment=CATALINA_PID=\/usr\/share\/tomcat\/temp\/tomcat.pid\nEnvironment='CATALINA_OPTS=-Xms512M -Xmx1024M'\nExecStart=\/usr\/share\/tomcat\/bin\/catalina.sh start\nExecStop=\/usr\/share\/tomcat\/bin\/catalina.sh stop\n\n[Install]\nWantedBy=multi-user.target\nEOF<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nYou can update
CATALINA_OPTS<\/code> values with your memory limits for Tomcat service.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you installed Java manually and need to get the JAVA_HOME path, use the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
readlink -f $(which java)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThe JAVA_HOME <\/strong>is the parent directory of
bin\/<\/code><\/strong> in the output of the above command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\/usr\/lib\/jvm\/jdk-21.0.10-oracle-x64\/bin\/java<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nEnable and start tomcat service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo systemctl daemon-reload\nsudo systemctl start tomcat\nsudo systemctl enable tomcat<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nService should be in the running<\/em> state:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check the status:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
systemctl status tomcat<\/mark><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/computingforgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-install-tomcat-10-on-amazon-linux-2023-01-scaled-1-1024x168.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAllow Tomcat TCP port 8080 <\/em>if you have firewalld service enabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8080\/tcp\nsudo firewall-cmd --reload<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nStep 4: Configure Tomcat Authentication<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
We have to edit Tomcat configuration file to enable Admin and Manager UI roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo vim \/usr\/share\/tomcat\/conf\/tomcat-users.xml<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nAdd below lines before closing with
<\/tomcat-users><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<role rolename=\"admin-gui\"\/>\n<role rolename=\"manager-gui\"\/>\n<user username=\"admin\" password=\"TomcatAdminPassw0rd<\/mark>\" fullName=\"Administrator<\/mark>\" roles=\"admin-gui,manager-gui\"\/><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nWhere:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- admin<\/strong> is access username<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- TomcatAdminPassw0rd<\/strong> is the password for admin user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Configure Apache web server as a proxy for Tomcat server. First install httpd<\/em> package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo yum -y install httpd <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nCreate VirtualHost file for Tomcat Admin web interface
:<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\nsudo tee \/etc\/httpd\/conf.d\/tomcat_manager.conf<\/mark> <\/mark>> \/dev\/null <<'EOF'<\/mark>\n<VirtualHost *:80>\n ServerName tomcat.example.com\n ServerAdmin root@localhost\n\n ProxyPreserveHost On\n ProxyRequests Off\n\n <Proxy *>\n Require all granted\n <\/Proxy>\n\n ProxyPass \/ http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8080\/\n ProxyPassReverse \/ http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8080\/\n\n ErrorLog \/var\/log\/httpd\/tomcat_error.log\n CustomLog \/var\/log\/httpd\/tomcat_access.log combined\n<\/VirtualHost>\nEOF<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nFor AJP connector, it will be configuration like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<VirtualHost *:80>\n ServerName ajp.example.com<\/mark>\n\n ProxyRequests Off\n ProxyPass \/ ajp:\/\/127.0.0.1:8009\/\n ProxyPassReverse \/ ajp:\/\/127.0.0.1:8009\/\n<\/VirtualHost><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nIf SELinux is enabled run the following commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect 1\nsudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_relay 1\nsudo setsebool -P httpd_graceful_shutdown 1\nsudo setsebool -P nis_enabled 1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nRestart httpd service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo systemctl restart httpd\nsudo systemctl enable httpd<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nIf access is required from a network external to AWS, you may need to allow port 80<\/em> on Security group for you EC2 instance after allowing port 80 on your firewall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80\/tcp\nsudo firewall-cmd --reload<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nStep 5: Access Tomcat Web interface<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Open your web browser and type the DNS name configured in Apache for Apache Tomcat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou need to authenticate to view server status and manage Tomcat Applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOnly then, will you be able to check server status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDeploy and manage Web applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This is the end of our guide on installation of Tomcat 10 on Amazon Linux 2023 server. The next article will capture securing Tomcat Server with an SSL Certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- TomcatAdminPassw0rd<\/strong> is the password for admin user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- conf<\/strong>: contains the system-wide configuration<\/em> files, such as
- bin<\/strong>: contains the binaries<\/em> and scripts<\/em> (e.g