Apache Tomcat Not Showing in Eclipse Server Runtime Environments

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I have tomcat 5 5 installed  running and verifiable at http   localhost 8080   The Tomcat menu option appears in the Eclipse menu bar and I can start and stop Tomcat from there  In Eclipse  it does not show as a Server Runtime Environment in Window - Preferences - Server - Runtime Environments  nor does it appear in the list of environments that can be added when I click the  Add  button  All I see is the J2EE Runtime Library   Edit  Running on Windows XP   Eclipse version is 3 5 1

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You may get more success if you do a  search  for the runtime env from the preferences screen instead of hitting  add  - see this demo on youtube  http   www youtube com watch v EOkN5IPoJVs amp playnext from TL amp videos rVnITzSU2Z8 - When you hit search  you are prompted to point to the tomcat directory and then it SHOULD add it as a server runtime environment  Unfortunately for me  that is not the case  I get  no new server runtime environments were found   But you might have more success

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In my case I needed to install  JST Server Adapters   I am running Eclipse 3 6 Helios RCP Edition   Here are the steps I followed    Help -  Install New Software Choose  Helios - http   download eclipse org releases helios  site or kepler - http   download ecliplse org releases kepler Expand  Web  XML  and Java EE Development  Check JST Server Adapters  version 3 2 2    After that I could define new Server Runtime Environments   EDIT  With Eclipse 3 7 Indigo Classic  Eclipse Kepler and Luna  the steps are the same  with appropriate update site  but you need both JST Server Adapters and JST Server Adapters Extentions to get the Server Runtime Environment options

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Window  gt  Preferences  gt  Server  gt  Runtime Environments  as you said  Add Apache  gt  Apache Tomcat 5 5   That has worked for the past 3 versions of Eclipse at least  If there is not such an option on your eclipse  get a fresh installation  for Java EE developers

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Scenario 1  You had Eclipse showing server and now after removing the particular version you want to configure at Eclipse a new local server instance  But you can not move further   This happens due to reason Eclipse still looks for configured version of Tomcat directory  which directory is no longer there   There is no need till LUNA to make fresh installation   All we need is to REPLACE the new server run time environment into eclipse after removing old one  which is non-existent  Eclipse will

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Help - gt  check for updates upon Eclipse update solved the issue

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nor does it appear in the list of environments that can be added when I click the  Add  button  All I see is the J2EE Runtime Library    Go get  Eclipse for Java EE developers   Note the extra  EE   This includes among others the Web Tools Platform with among others a lot of server plugins with among others the one for Apache Tomcat 5 x  It s also logically  JSP Servlet is part of the Java EE API

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I had the same problem and I solved it with the following steps   Help   Install New Software    Select  Eclipse Web Tools Platform Repository  http   download eclipse org webtools updates   from the  Work with  drop-down  Select  Web Tools Platform  WTP   and  Project Provided Components     Complete all the installation steps and restart Eclipse  You ll see a bunch of servers when you try to add a server runtime environment

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You need to go to Help Eclipse Marketplace    Then type server in the search box it will display Eclipse JST Server Adapters  Apache Tomcat       Select that one and install it  Then go back to Window Preferences Server Runtime Environnement  click add choose Apache tomcat version then add the installation directory

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