Tomcat 8 Maven Plugin for Java 8

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Is the tomcat7-maven-plugin working with a tomcat 8 server and java 8? I can't find any tomcat8-maven-plugin.

Unfortunately it is not ready https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MTOMCAT-234 — Gilberto, Dec 30 '16 at 12:51
Try using Cargo See answer : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24271213/tomcat-8-integration-with-maven/41771077#41771077 — Ronan Quillevere, Jan 20 '17 at 19:56
Could you explain what you mean in Tomcat7-maven-plugin working with a tomcat 8 server? how you make plugin to work with stand-alone server? plugin starts its own server.. — Giorgi Tsiklauri, Apr 18 '19 at 09:55
Does this answer your question? [Tomcat 8 integration with Maven](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24271213/tomcat-8-integration-with-maven) — OhadR, Feb 11 '20 at 20:20

score 81 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 26 '21 at 09:37

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Yes you can,

In your pom.xml, add the tomcat plugin. (You can use this for both Tomcat 7 and 8):

pom.xml

<!-- Tomcat plugin -->  
<plugin>  
 <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>  
 <artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>  
 <version>2.2</version>  
 <configuration>  
  <url>http:// localhost:8080/manager/text</url>  
  <server>TomcatServer</server>    *(From maven > settings.xml)*
  <username>*yourtomcatusername*</username>  
  <password>*yourtomcatpassword*</password>   
 </configuration>   
</plugin>

tomcat-users.xml

<tomcat-users>
    <role rolename="manager-gui"/>  
        <role rolename="manager-script"/>   
        <user username="admin" password="password" roles="manager-gui,manager-script" />  
</tomcat-users>

settings.xml (maven > conf)

<servers>  
    <server>
       <id>TomcatServer</id>
       <username>admin</username>
       <password>password</password>
    </server>
</servers>

*** deploy/re-deploy**

mvn tomcat7:deploy OR mvn tomcat7:redeploy

Tried this on (Both Ubuntu and Windows 8/10):

Jdk 7 & Tomcat 7
Jdk 7 & Tomcat 8
Jdk 8 & Tomcat 7
Jdk 8 & Tomcat 8
Jdk 8 & Tomcat 9

Tested on Both Jdk 7/8 & Tomcat 7/8. (Works with Tomcat 8.5 and 9)

Note:
Tomcat manager should be running or properly setup, before you can use it with maven.

Good Luck!

edited Apr 26 '21 at 09:37

BuZZ-dEE

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answered Jan 28 '16 at 10:33

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> mvn org.apache.tomcat.maven:tomcat7-maven-plugin:2.2:run INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/7.0.47 – Grigory Kislin Jul 06 '16 at 13:38
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that's nice only if you have tomcat on your local PC. Doesn't solve the problem for embedded tomcat – long Aug 29 '16 at 08:34
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Putting the username and password in the POM is redundant and a security risk (especially if you check your code into a repository). The whole point of identifying the server by ID in the POM is so that Maven can look up the username and password in the user-specific settings file (not checked into source control). But otherwise this post was really helpful---thanks. – Garret Wilson Oct 28 '16 at 02:49
tomcat7-maven-plugin, what does 7 stands for? Is it java version or tomcat version. Can I use tomcat7-maven-plugin with Tomcat-9? – Kuldeep Yadav Dec 26 '16 at 05:41
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Where can I find the following files: tomcat-users.xml - (PROJECT_NAME\target\tomcat\conf\tomcat-users.xml?), settings.xml - (???). I have maven project but still can't figure it out – Benas Apr 20 '17 at 11:42
In this solution, it uses a separate apache tomcat installed and you can find in the location or path where you installed tomcat (or extracted if coming from a zip or tar.gz file). For example, C:\apache-tomcat-8\conf\tomcat-users.xml. If you are in ubuntu... example would be /opt/tomcat/conf/tomcat-users.xml – Borgy Manotoy Apr 20 '17 at 12:01
@BorgyManotoy _"will test Tomcat 9 soon"_ – did you try? – Woland Oct 27 '17 at 17:38
I just did and it works... just note that when you update maven, you might lose the old configuration. Goodluck! – Borgy Manotoy Oct 28 '17 at 08:15
Is it possible that I deploy my app with the plugin only without the tomcat server installed? – Drake .C Jun 21 '19 at 00:28
Yes it is possible, but I am not sure if it is advisable to deploy/run the application with just plugin, when in production mode. – Borgy Manotoy Jun 25 '19 at 11:42

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

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Plugin run Tomcat 7.0.47:

mvn org.apache.tomcat.maven:tomcat7-maven-plugin:2.2:run

 ...
 INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/7.0.47

This is sample to run plugin with Tomcat 8 and Java 8: Cargo embedded tomcat: custom context.xml

edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 07 '16 at 13:17

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Almost 2 years later....
This github project readme has a some clarity of configuration of the maven plugin and it seems, according to this apache github project, the plugin itself will materialise soon enough.

answered Sep 07 '16 at 13:17

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linking my answer through this url http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37370927/jenkins-deploy-war-file-to-tomcat-8 – Praveen Kumar K S Sep 10 '16 at 04:40

OhadR · Answer 4 · 2020-02-11T21:06:42.697

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Since November 2017, one can use tomcat8-maven-plugin:

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.tomcat.maven/tomcat8-maven-plugin -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
    <artifactId>tomcat8-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.2</version>
</dependency>

Note that this plugin resides in ICM repo (not in Maven Central), hence you should add the repo to your pluginsRepositories in your pom.xml:

<pluginRepositories>
    <pluginRepository>
        <id>icm</id>
        <name>Spring Framework Milestone Repository</name>
        <url>http://maven.icm.edu.pl/artifactory/repo</url>
    </pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>

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answered Feb 11 '20 at 20:19

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tried but saw `Could not transfer artifact org.apache.tomcat.maven:tomcat8-maven-plugin:pom:2.2 from/to icm (http://maven.icm.edu.pl/artifactory/repo): Authentication failed for http://maven.icm.edu.pl/artifactory/repo/org/apache/tomcat/maven/tomcat8-maven-plugin/2.2/tomcat8-maven-plugin-2.2.pom 401 Unauthorized` – Hawk Oct 20 '21 at 05:05
Moreover, it is not secure to download anything on your laptop from third-party like http://maven.icm.edu.pl/artifactory – Sergio Kosik Jul 22 '22 at 08:53

thi gg · Answer 5 · 2020-04-21T14:28:30.870

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An other solution (if possible) would be to use TomEE instead of Tomcat, which has a working maven plugin:

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.tomee.maven</groupId>
    <artifactId>tomee-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>7.1.1</version>
</plugin>

Version 7.1.1 wraps a Tomcat 8.5.41

edited Apr 21 '20 at 14:28

answered Apr 21 '20 at 14:10

thi gg

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score -1 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 24 '18 at 03:45

groupId and Mojo name change Since version 2.0-beta-1 tomcat mojos has been renamed to tomcat6 and tomcat7 with the same goals.

You must configure your pom to use this new groupId:

<pluginManagement>
  <plugins>
    <plugin>
      <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
      <artifactId>tomcat6-maven-plugin</artifactId>
      <version>2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </plugin>
    <plugin>
      <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
      <artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>
      <version>2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </plugin>
  </plugins>
</pluginManagement>

Or add the groupId in your settings.xml

.... org.apache.tomcat.maven ....

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