Update Apache Tomcat for Typefi Server

These procedures will help you manually update Apache Tomcat 9 to the latest stable and secure release.

Download Tomcat

1. Open your browser, and visit https://tomcat.apache.org/.
2. Under Download, in the left-side navigation menu, click Tomcat 9.*
3. The latest stable release is listed first, for example, Tomcat 9.0.69 (as of 28 November 2022).
4. We recommend downloading the 64-bit Windows zip.

*Typefi Server bundles the Apache Tomcat 9 service. Compatibility with Tomcat 10 is coming soon.

Update Typefi’s bundled Tomcat service

Before replacing files, you’ll need to ensure Typefi Workgroup Server is not running.

1. Open Start → Windows Administrative Tools → Services
2. Select Typefi Workgroup Server, and then click stop.

Next, overwrite the contents of C:\Program Files\Typefi\Server\lib with the extracted files from Tomcat:

1. Locate the compressed (zipped) archive downloaded earlier, for example: apache-tomcat-9.0.69-windows-x64, then right-click Extract all to unzip the archive.
2. Go to Tomcat’s \lib folder, for example: C:\Program Files\apache-tomcat-9.0.69-windows-x64\apache-tomcat-9.0.69\lib, then select all (ctrl + A).
3. In the File Explorer ribbon, click Copy to → Choose location → C:\Program Files\Typefi\Server\lib → Copy. In the pop-up menu, choose to Replace the files in the destination.
4. If it exists, delete the file: ecj-4.13.jar from the \Typefi\Server\libfolder because later versions of Tomcat no longer use this file.

Finally, overwrite three .jar files  C:\Program Files\Typefi\Server\bin with updated files from Tomcat:

1. Go to Tomcat’s \bin folder, for example: \apache-tomcat-9.0.69-windows-x64\apache-tomcat-9.0.69\bin, then select and copy the following .jar files: bootstrap.jar, commons-daemon.jar, and tomcat-juli.jar
2. In the File Explorer ribbon, click Copy to → Choose location → C:\Program Files\Typefi\Server\bin → Copy. In the pop-up menu, choose to Replace the files in the destination.

Tomcat 9.0.31 is bundled with Typefi Server, so if you wish to maintain the latest stable release of Tomcat 9, you will need to repeat this manual update after installing a new release of Typefi Server. 

Restart Typefi Server

1. Open Start → Windows Administrative Tools → Services.
2. Select Typefi Workgroup Server, and then click Start the service.
3. Verify that Typefi Server is ready by visiting http://localhost:8080/ or the URL for your server with your web browser.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about updating Tomcat for Typefi Server. We’re here to help.