How to install tomcat as a service on windows 2008 ?

In this tutorial,we will see how to install Apache Tomcat 8 as a service on Windows 2008 server machine.If the tomcat is installed as a service then tomcat restarts if the machine reboots due to any reason thus it is the preferred way to run tomcat.

Step 1: Download Apache Tomcat 8 from https://tomcat.apache.org/download-80.cgi.

Step 2: Go to Tomcat 8 bin folder from command prompt with admin access.

Step 3: Remove any other tomcat service if exists using below command.

            E:\TST RMT BKP\Shashi\apache-tomcat-8.5.5\bin\service.bat remove

Step 4: Execute below command to install "Tomcat8" service:

            E:\TST RMT BKP\Shashi\apache-tomcat-8.5.5\bin\service.bat install

Step 5: Execute below command to change the configuration.

            E:\TST RMT BKP\Shashi\apache-tomcat-8.5.5\bin\sc config Tomcat8 start= auto

References:
https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/windows-service-howto.html

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