Tomcat for VScode

Advanced Apache Tomcat management directly in your editor. Full server control, smart deployment, and browser integration.

Tomcat Auto Deploy on Save

Features

Category	Highlights
Server Control	Single-click management • Real-time status
Deployment	Visual deploy selector • Fast/Maven/Gradle • Auto-save integration
UI Enhancements	Status bar integration • Contextual hover • Interactive help
Optimization	WAR caching • Smart browser reload • Configuration versioning

command line:

code --install-extension Al-rimi.tomcat

The extension is Fully AUTOMATED to work out of the box. Simply open a Java EE project and start coding...

Command	Action
`Tomcat: Start`	Launches Tomcat server
`Tomcat: Stop`	Stops running instance
`Tomcat: Clean`	Cleans Tomcat work directory
`Tomcat: Deploy`	Deploys current project
`Tomcat: Help`	Shows interactive documentation

Access via Ctrl+, → Search "Tomcat"

Setting	Type	Default	Values/Options	Description
`tomcat.defaultBrowser`	`string`	`Google Chrome`	Chrome/Edge/Firefox/Safari/Brave/Opera	Browser for app launch & debug
`tomcat.defaultDeployMood`	`string`	`On Save`	Disabled/On Save/On Ctrl+S	Automatic deployment trigger behavior
`tomcat.defaultBuildType`	`string`	`Fast`	Fast/Maven/Gradle	Default build strategy for deployments
`tomcat.java.home`	`string`	`JAVA_HOME`	Valid JDK path	JDK installation path (e.g., `C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-21`)
`tomcat.home`	`string`	`CATALINA_HOME`	Valid path	Tomcat installation directory (e.g., `C:\Java\apache-tomcat-11.0.4`)
`tomcat.port`	`number`	`8080`	1024-65535	Tomcat server listen port
`tomcat.enableLogger`	`boolean`	`false`	true/false	Toggle logging in Output channel

Runtime:
- JDK 11+ (JAVA_HOME or tomcat.java.home)
- Apache Tomcat 9+ (CATALENA_HOME or tomcat.home)
Build Tools (optional):
- Maven ≥3.6 or Gradle ≥7

Firefox and Safari will always open a new tab instead of reusing the existing one due to browser limitations.

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