Tomcat Install

On Windows systems, download the Windows zip file from the following address:
http://tomcat.apache.org/download-11.cgi

Unzip the downloaded file and move the created directory to a location of your choice.

Run Tomcat.

C:\apache-tomcat-11.0.6\bin> .\startup.bat

Visit http://localhost:8080.

If you see a cat, installation is a success. The screen showing the cat is the homepage of Tomcat's ROOT application. The location of the ROOT application is CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ROOT.

Stop Tomcat.

C:\apache-tomcat-11.0.6\bin> .\shutdown.bat

Tomcat administrator

To set the Tomcat administrator's name and password, open the tomcat-users.xml in CATALINA_HOME/conf directory to add the followings.

<user username="admin" password="must-be-changed" roles="manager-gui" />

Change must-be-changed to the desired value.

CATALINA_HOME represents the root directory of your Tomcat installation.
C:\apache-tomcat-11.0.6

Restart Tomcat.
Visit http://localhost:8080/manager