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Install Tomcat8 as Service in Windows


This topic will contains the steps to install Tomcat8 as a Service in Windows.

-Go to the TOMCAT_HOME\bin folder. For example, my TOMCAT_HOME location is : C:\software\apache-tomcat-8.5.15

-Open Command prompt as Administrator and run the following command to install tomcat as service:
C:\software\apache-tomcat-8.5.15\bin\service.bat install

-Open/Refresh Services windows and check if the Tomcat8 service has been installed or not.

If the service has been installed, you can see the following:




-Once it is installed, run the following:
C:\software\apache-tomcat-8.5.15\bin\tomcat8w.exe

-A Service wizard will be opened. You can go to Java tab and cross verify the JVM and other library details. For example:


-You can make this service as Automatic by changing the following:


-Right click on the service and start the process. Tomcat server will be started using this.


The is the easiest way to configure Tomcat8 as service. For any queries, please contact me.

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