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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.
- Installation as a service: 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 startup when Windows
starts. For optimal security, the service should be affected a
separate user, with reduced permissions (see the Windows Services
administration tool and its documentation).
- Java location: The installer will use the registry
or the JAVA_HOME environment variable to determine the base path
of the JDK or a JRE. If only a JRE (or an incorrect path)
is specified, Tomcat will run but will be unable to compile
JSP pages at runtime. Either all webapps will need to be
precompiled (this can be easily done using the Tomcat deployer),
or the
lib\tools.jar file from a JDK installation
to the common\lib path of the Tomcat installation.
- Tray icon: When Tomcat is run as a service, there
will not be any tray icon present when Tomcat is running. Note that
when choosing to run Tomcat at the end of installation, the tray
icon will be used even if Tomcat was installed as a service.
The installer will create shortcuts allowing starting and configuring
Tomcat. It is important to note that Tomcat administration web
application can only be used when Tomcat is started.
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