How to Install Tomcat on Ubuntu and Enable HTTPS / SSL

[anitract]

Should the storepass and keypass secretpasswords be the same password, or different?

[seanpkeown]

Should the storepass and keypass secretpasswords be the same password, or different?

I've always use the same password for simplicity but a lot of the forums I've read said that some applications require them to be the same.

Hope that helps,
Sean K

[3R3]

Thanks for the great guide.
I found one typo, and although this is not a guide for the faint of heart (due to the topic^^) but having those unsure moments is always bad when setting up something secure (like SSL)
Typo:
In the sixth code-area in the "running tomcat as unprivilegued user"-section reads

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sudo chmod -R 775 /usr/local/tomcat

and should probably read

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sudo chmod -R 775 /usr/local/tomcat6

Another thing that wasnt clear from your post (though its pretty intuitive because it worked on first try, but what if it didnt?) was the placement of the "security-restraint" block, from the "auto-forwarding port 80 traffic to the SSL-port"-section (optional additions, first section).
Does it have to go inside the [b]<webapp>-tag or outside it?
I tried inside, thinking of the all-enclosing html-tag and it worked. But it would be nice if you stated where in the file, or at least inside or outside what tags the block belongs.

That said, it still a great guide and its easy and straightforward to follow. I myself wasnt so lucky when I attempted to make a guide

greets,
3R3

[seanpkeown]

Thanks for the great guide.
I found one typo,
3R3

Hi 3R3,
Thanks for letting me know about the typos. Ooops

I'll update to walk through to help others as they read this.

Thanks again,
Sean K

[daveerickson]

I am loving Subsonic, and have it installed from the .deb on my 64-bit 10.10 machine. My question is why would I want to run Subsonic on Tomcat? What advantage do I get over the standard install? Thanks.

Dave

[calvolson]

Just wanted to say thanks for this. It helped out a ton!