tomcat systemd service script

tomcat.service

# Systemd unit file for tomcat
[Unit]
Description=Apache Tomcat Web Application Container
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=forking

ExecStart=/opt/apache-tomcat-8.5.23/bin/catalina.sh start
ExecStop=/opt/apache-tomcat-8.5.23/bin/catalina.sh stop

User=tomcat
Group=tomcat

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Create tomcat's user (select a password):
$ sudo adduser tomcat

Edit ~/.bashrc file and append the following line at the bottom (replace the directory with yours):
export CATALINA_HOME="/opt/apache-tomcat-8.5.23"

Edit the current file
$ sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/tomcat.service

Reload systemd service daemons:
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Enable service:
$ sudo systemctl enable tomcat.service Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/tomcat.service → /etc/systemd/system/tomcat.service.

Start service by typing:
$ sudo systemctl start tomcat.service

Stop service by typing:
$ sudo systemctl stop tomcat.service