How to download Tomcat for Mac M1?

If you want to install Tomcat on your Mac M1, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: Download and Install Tomcat

Visit the Tomcat website tomcat.apache.org and download the “tar.gz” file of the version you want. For example, you can download Tomcat 8 from https://tomcat.apache.org/download-80.cgi.

Step 2: extract Tomcat

Go to the terminal and use the tar command to extract the archived file:

$ cd ~/Downloads
$ tar xvf apache-tomcat-8.5.97.tar.gz

tar – Tape Archive and is used to create and extract archive files.

and move the extracted folder from Downloads to Application folder

Step3: How to move files and folders on Mac with drag and drop

  1. Launch Finder from the Dock.
  2. Locate the file you want to move.
  3. Press press “Command” button and Drag and drop the file or folder to the location on the left panel of Finder

Step 4: set Tomcat HOME on your IDE