Jahia with Tomcat 9 as Windows service

Question

Is Jahia 8.1/8.2 available as a Windows service?

Answer

Yes, Tomcat 9 can be installed as a Windows service with the following steps:

1. Install Tomcat with apache-tomcat-9.0.XXX.exe as a service (manual startup)
2. Check folder permissions of the installed Tomcat and make it available for the current Windows user
3. Install Jahia (update catalina.properties, server.xml, jahia.properties)
4. Set environment variables (JVM tuning options, documentation above). Alternative (easier): Modify it inside the service.bat (set correct JvmMX and JVM9_OPTIONS, see https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-9.0-doc/windows-service-howto.html) (remove the installed service and add a new service with modified parameters (use a cmd prompt or Windows PowerShell as an administrator)). NOTE: If you use JDK 17, don't forget to set --add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.loader=ALL-UNNAMED
5. Start the service (if needed, you can switch the service to auto-start). - Check jahia.log when it is started