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1. Create a new folder to serve as <SOAVIRT_HOME>. It can be located anywhere except within the Apache Tomcat webapps directory. For example, on Windows you might use c:/wars/soavirt.
2. Extract the contents of the WAR file into <SOAVIRT_HOME>.
3. Download Apache Tomcat Core 7 8.5 or 9.0 or above for your platform from http://tomcat.apache.org/.
4. Extract the downloaded Apache Tomcat to a location of your choice (<TOMCAT_HOME>).
5. In <TOMCAT_HOME>/conf/Catalina/localhost/, create an empty ROOT.xml file.

6. Open <TOMCAT_HOME>/conf/Catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml file and add a Context element such as the following (making the appropriate adjustments to docBase absolute path as needed, depending on your specific <SOAVIRT_HOME> location):

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   <Context docBase="c:/wars/soavirt" path="" reloadable="true" />

7. (Optional) If you want to deploy the WAR file over HTTPS, perform the following steps to configure for SSL:
   1. Create a keystore file to store the server's private key and self-signed certificate by executing the following command:
      
      <JAVA_HOME>/bin/keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -keystore /path/to/soavirt.keystore
       
   2. Specify "changeit" for all passwords when prompted. It is recommended for the keystore and <tomcat> alias passwords to be the same.

   3. The soavirt.keystore file will be created in the specified directory.

   4. Uncomment the SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector entry in the <TOMCAT_HOME>/conf/server.xml configuration file and update the keystoreFile attribute value:

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      <!-- Define a SSL Coyote HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8443 --> <Connector protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol" port="8443" maxThreads="200" scheme="https" secure="true" SSLEnabled="true" keystoreFile="/path/to/soavirt.keystore" keystorePass="changeit" clientAuth="false" sslProtocol="TLS"/>

8. Specify the ports used by Apache Tomcat in the config.properties file at <SOAVIRT_HOME>/WEB-INF/config.properties (see Configuring Virtualize Server for details). For example, you might use server.port.http=8080 or server.port.https=8443. The ports specified in config.properties must match the ports specified in the Tomcat configuration.
9. Specify the appropriate license in the config.properties file at <SOAVIRT_HOME>/WEB-INF/config.properties (see Configuring Virtualize Server for details).
10. Start Tomcat (e.g., from <TOMCAT_HOME>/bin).
11. Browse to http://localhost:8080/ (adjust the port if needed). The following message confirms that the application was installed correctly: 

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Although this method is easier than the first, it is not recommended because it removes the default Tomcat ROOT web application.

1. Download Apache Tomcat Core 7 8.5 or 9.0 or above for your platform from http://tomcat.apache.org/.
2. Extract the downloaded Apache Tomcat to a location of your choice (<TOMCAT_HOME>).
3. Remove the “ROOT” folder from the webapps directory.
4. Rename the “soavirt_<version>.war” file to “ROOT.war”.
5. Copy “ROOT.war” into the <TOMCAT_HOME>/webapps/ folder.
6. (Optional) If you want to deploy the WAR file over HTTPS, perform the following steps to configure for SSL:
   1. Create a keystore file to store the server's private key and self-signed certificate by executing the following command:
      
      <JAVA_HOME>/bin/keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -keystore /path/to/soavirt.keystore
       
   2. Specify "changeit" for all passwords when prompted. It is recommended for the keystore and <tomcat> alias passwords to be the same.
   3. The soavirt.keystore file will be created in the specified directory. 

   4. Uncomment the SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector entry in the <TOMCAT_HOME>/conf/server.xml configuration file and update the keystoreFile attribute value:

      Code Block
      <!-- Define a SSL Coyote HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8443 --> <Connector protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol" port="8443" maxThreads="200" scheme="https" secure="true" SSLEnabled="true" keystoreFile="/path/to/soavirt.keystore" keystorePass="changeit" clientAuth="false" sslProtocol="TLS"/>

7. Edit the existing config.properties file (or create a new file) stored in the <TOMCAT_HOME>/webapps folder and add entries for the ports used by Apache Tomcat (see Configuring Virtualize Server for details). For example, add server.port.http=8080 or server.port.https=8443. The ports specified in config.properties must match the ports specified in the Tomcat configuration.
8. Specify the appropriate license in the config.properties file at <TOMCAT_HOME>/webapps/config.properties (see Configuring Virtualize Server for details).
9. Start Tomcat (e.g., from <TOMCAT_HOME>/bin).
10. Browse to http://localhost:8080/ (adjust the port if needed). The following message confirms that the application was installed correctly:

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