Deploy a WAR File on a Linux

• Open your project in Eclipse or your preferred IDE.
• Right-click on the project.
• Choose “Export” > “WAR file”.
• Select the project and destination.
• Click “Finish” to export as a WAR file.

Using the Manager App (webapp):

• Access the Tomcat Manager App by navigating to http://localhost:8080/manager/html.
• Log in with appropriate credentials (configured in tomcat-users.xml).
• Use the Manager App’s interface to the WAR file by uploading it from your local machine.

Using WinSCP Software:

• Use WinSCP to securely transfer the WAR file from your local machine to the server where Tomcat is hosted.
• Access the Tomcat server directory (webapps) via WinSCP.
• Copy and paste the WAR file into the webapps directory of Tomcat.

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