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!!!