How to Configure Tomcat with Intellij

By: Navjot S.SandhuSW410

Enterprise JavaProf. Lyon

Download Tomcat

• Download Application server from www.apache.org

• Make sure to set the appropriate Java Virtual Machine

Create a New Project in IntelliJ• Click File, then New Project• Create from Scratch• Click Next, give the Project a

Name, and keep Clicking Next until the Desired Technologies window is in front of you

• Click Web-Application, then Finish

Configure an Application Server in IntelliJ• Click File, then Settings• Click on Application Servers and Hit the

+ to add a new Tomcat Server• Set the Home Directory of the

application server you have just installed(ex: c:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/<Version>/ and then Click ok

Create New Class File(servlet)

Configure Application Server• Click on the run button, and then

then Edit Defaults• Click on the + in the top left hand

corner and add a Tomcat Server, then Local configuration

• Select the Tomcat in the pulldown menu next to Application Server

Configure App Server(cont.)

Configuration(cont.)

• Click on Deployment, WebFacets, and then the Web(inservlet) node and make sure the Deploy Web Facet radio button is checked

• Click on Configure and make sure the Web Deployment is configured correctly

Configuration(cont.)

Configuration(cont.)

Configure XML FIle

• Configure the web.xml file in the WEB-INF directory with the servlet class file name and directory, in this case we are going to place the class file in the root classes directory

Xml File(cont.)

• We have to add one of these for every class file

The Servlet Class

• Make sure to import the right classes and set the HTML output

Compile and Run

• Make sure to add the name of the Servlet, after Http://localhost:8080/servlet1 in the startup page parameter of the run screen

• Now we have an application server built into our development environement

• COOL!!!