Creating a simple Java Servlet (Web Server Page) with Apache Maven on Microsoft Windows

STEP 1. Install OpenJDK 17

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/java/openjdk/download#openjdk-17 → select microsoft-jdk-17.0.10-windows-x64.msi → Install

STEP 2. Install Maven

1. https://maven.apache.org/ → Download → apache-maven-3.9.6-bin.zip (or latest version) → unzip and move to C:/Program Files → You should remember the path like C:\Program Files\apache-maven-3.9.6 
2. Now click on Start Menu and search “Edit the system environment variables” and open it → Advanced → Click New under User variables → Set variable like:
   
   Then you will see the result like below:
   
3. Add MAVEN_HOME Directory in PATH Variable by adding \bin in the last as below
   
4. Verify if maven is correctly installed: Start → cmd + Enter → run mvn -version 

C:\Users\kurap>mvn -version
Apache Maven 3.9.6 (bc0240f3c744dd6b6ec2920b3cd08dcc295161ae)
Maven home: C:\Program Files\apache-maven-3.9.6
Java version: 17.0.10, vendor: Microsoft, runtime: C:\Program Files\Microsoft\jdk-17.0.10.7-hotspot
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: MS949
OS name: "windows 11", version: "10.0", arch: "amd64", family: "windows"

STEP 3. Creating a Java Web project in VS Code by using Maven plugin

If you haven't install “Java Extension Pack”, do below steps

Run VS Code → File → Preferences → Extensions (Ctrl + Shift + X) → Type Project Manager for Java→ Install Project Manager for Java → Install

Run VS Code → File → Preferences → Extensions (Ctrl + Shift + X) → Type Extension Pack for Java→ Install Extension Pack for Java → Install

Run VS Code → File → Preferences → Extensions (Ctrl + Shift + X) → Type JSP Language Support→ Install JSP Language Support → Install

If you haven't install “Maven for Java”, do below steps

Run VS Code → File → Preferences → Extensions (Ctrl + Shift + X) → Type maven → Install Maven for Java → Install

STEP 4. Create a Maven Project

Create a Maven Project → maven-archetype-webapp → 1.4 → input group ID like com.foodbank  → input project name like ca_foodbank → create directory and Select Destination Folder 

As a result, ca_foodbank  will be created with the necessary files

Refernce:

STEP 5. How to run web service

https://tomcap.apache.org → Tomcat 10 → 32-bit/64-bit Windows Service Installer → Next → I Agree → + Host Manager + Examples → Set HTTP/1.1 Connector Port as 8080, Admin User Name (usually admin), Password → Next → Select Java Path (Usually installed under C:\Program Files\Microsoft\) → Next → Finish

Regarding Java Path, today I installed at C:\Program Files\Microsoft\jdk-17.0.10.7-hotspot based on the STEP 1

You can check your web server at https://127.0.0.1:8080 if everything goes fine.

STEP 6. JSP/Servlet Tutorial