Intellij ultimate Cannot open open Tomcat Web Application

Question

Only ultimate has web application support so that's out of the way.

I am trying to start ope up my web app via tomcat something wich i do succesfully on the same machine on netbeans with next to no configuration.

What is the step by step gide to getting this to work here are several of my attempts : both are added for good measure

all possible combinations with EE and non EE remote and local.

none of which work.

I've done this : Cannot run/debug jsp page from within IntelliJ using Tomcat server

checked this : Intellij IDEA Tomcat Application Server was not connected before run configuration stop, reason: Unable to ping server at localhost:1099

done this : IntelliJ, can't start simple web application: Unable to ping server at localhost:1099

but nothing gives way.

Running tomcat local (first thing I tried and what I would have bet on. Chrome actually opens but the page cannot be found.)

Which is more promissing because tomcat if acually found if I manually navigate to index.jsp :

but no other url works. not the project path not its path plus index.jsp :

Running tomcat remote :

same for TomEE local runs but fails to find webpage. remote fails to run with same error message. though unless the terminology is seriously *** up (I've seen app makers go this far before) what I want is local.

Please help

Answer 1

Have you selected an artifact in the Deployment tab? If not add an artifact. After that, you should be able to request your site.

So you need to do: Open the configuration -> go to the Deployment tab -> add the artifact you want to deploy on the tomcat.

Restart tomcat and done you should be able to request your side :)

Answer 2

THe only possible way to have a functioning Tomcat and webapp project under intellij is to first create a new project via the wizard and select web app.

the guide here is to be followed exactly : https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/2017.1/enabling-web-application-support.html

any deveation and trying to convert an existing project into a web app is not supported.

(I'm sorry for anyone who feels differently but just try you'll see)