# The following are the notes taken while setting up system-based Tomcat7 on Ubuntu 14.4LTS

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# Following based on
#   http://coenraets.org/blog/2011/11/set-up-an-amazon-ec2-instance-with-tomcat-and-mysql-5-minutes-tutorial/

# 1. Setup Tomcat
sudo apt-get install tomcat7

cp -i "$GSDL3SRCHOME/lib/jni/*.jar" /usr/share/tomcat7/lib/.

cp -i "$GSDL3SRCHOME/lib/jni/*.so" /usr/lib/jni/.

# 2. Obtain fixed domain name through Elastic IP

#The public DNS address changes when you restart your instance. To get a permanent IP address, click Elastic IPs in the AWS Management Console (left navigation bar), allocate a new IP address and associate it with your instance.


# 3. Set up custom TCP port in Seurity Group in AWS EC2 interfae

# (pick the group your instance VM is associated with)


# 4. Start up your tomcat service

sudo service tomcat7 start

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# To run on port 80 ...

# Notes from
#  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4756039/how-to-change-the-port-of-tomcat-from-8080-to-80

#1. Change port from 8080 to 80
#  sudo vi /var/lib/tomcat7/conf/server.xml
#  <Connector connectionTimeout="20000" port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1" redirectPort="8443"/>

# 2. Edit tomcat7 file

# sudo vi /etc/default/tomcat7


# finishing with

sudo touch /etc/authbind/byport/80
sudo chmod 500 /etc/authbind/byport/80
sudo chown tomcat7 /etc/authbind/byport/80