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How to run tomcat in default HTTP port 80

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By default, tomcat is configured to run on port 8080. That’s why all your deployed web applications are accessible though URLs like http://localhost:8080/yourapp. If you want to run your applications on URL like http://localhost/yourapp, then you will need to change the default port 8080 to 80, which is default port for HTTP connectors.

To make this port change, open server.xml and find below entry :

<Connector 	        port="8080" 		//Change this
				protocol="HTTP/1.1"
				connectionTimeout="20000"
				redirectPort="8443" 
/>

and change it to below entry:

<Connector 	        port="80" 		//Changed 
				protocol="HTTP/1.1"
				connectionTimeout="20000"
				redirectPort="8443" 
/>

You are all set to access your applications using root path “http://localhost/“.

Happy Learning !!

Feedback, Discussion and Comments

  1. Yes, this will probably not be very useful, too basic. Why not to change the redirect port by the time ?
    The real point about this topic is how to manage this under Linux/UNIX as the 1024 first ports require special privileges. Regards

    Reply

  2. HI .i have read your article for run tomcat on port 80.
    But i have read from many web sites that the first 1024 port are reserved and not usable .
    Is only for linux ?

    I know that so i not have to put a apache like front end for redirect at port 8080 .

    Let me know please .
    Tank you for all your beatiful articles.
    Mauro

    Reply

    • Yes, restriction is linux specific. Regarding port 80, it’s default for HTTP so you should be able to use it without any issue irrespective of underlying OS.

      Reply

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