Deploying GeoServer to Apache Tomcat
We are getting there for a basic configuration of GeoServer, which we can use as a basis to architect our production environment for high-availability, failover, and scalability. Now we need to deploy GeoServer into Apache Tomcat, which is happily a straightforward process.
We will utilize Apache Tomcat's auto-deploy feature that allows us to copy the GeoServer WAR (Web Archive) file directly to appBase of a running Tomcat instance. Tomcat will detect the presence of the WAR file, and then deploy it ready for use.
First, we need to download the WAR file from the GeoServer download page at http://geoserver.org/release/Stable. At the time of writing, the current stable version of GeoServer is 2.5.2:
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