Downloading and Installing NetBeans IDE
9. Developing and Deploying Web Application in NetBeans
9.1. Web (HTTP) Servers
Configuring Web Server
You could configure the web server via "Tools" menu ⇒ "Servers".
Tomcat Server
To configure Tomcat Server, select "Tools" menu ⇒ "Servers" ⇒ click "Add Servers":
- Choose Server: Select the desired Tomcat version ⇒ Next.
- Installation and Login Details: In "Server Location", fill in the Tomcat installation directory ($CATALINA_HOME) ⇒ Enter the username/password of a tomcat user with "manager" role. You could either check the "create user if it does not exist" or define the tomcat user in "
$CATALINA_HOME\conf\tomcat-users.xml
" as follows:<tomcat-users> <role rolename="manager"/> <user username="tomcatmanager" password="xxxx" roles="manager,manager-script,admin" /> </tomcat-users>
Running the Web Server
Choose "Services" ⇒ Expand "Servers" node ⇒ Right-click on the desired server ⇒ Start/Stop/Restart.