# Installing Apache Tomcat

In this tutorial, you will install an Apache Tomcat server using the Server Installed Runtimes preference page.

## Installing server runtime

1. If you do not have Apache Tomcat on your machine, you will first need to download and unzip Apache Tomcat . Multiple versions of Tomcat are supported. Select the version of Tomcat you would like to use for your application.
2. Open Window -> Preferences -> Server -> Installed Runtimes to create a Tomcat installed runtime.
3. Click on Add... to open the New Server Runtime dialog, then select your runtime under Apache:
4. Click Next , and fill in your Tomcat installation directory :
5. Ensure the selected JRE is a full JDK and is of a version that will satisfy Apache Tomcat. If you do not have a JDK installed you can install one be click on the Installed JREs... preference.
6. Click Finish.