Smart Tomcat Setup Guide

This guide helps you set up Smart Tomcat in your development environment using IntelliJ IDEA or Visual Studio Code.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have installed:

• IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate or Visual Studio Code
• Java JDK 17
• Tomcat 10 or higher
• Maven
• Git

IntelliJ IDEA Setup

1. Open IntelliJ IDEA and select New Project.
2. Choose Jakarta EE template and select Web Application.
3. Under Application server, select Tomcat Server $\rightarrow$ Tomcat 10.
4. Install Smart Tomcat plugin from marketplace and configure run configuration.

Visual Studio Code Setup

1. Install Java Extension Pack.
2. Run Java: Create Java Project $\rightarrow$ Maven $\rightarrow$ maven-archetype-webapp.
3. Add jakarta.servlet-api dependency to pom.xml.
4. Install Community Server Connectors extension to run Tomcat server.