Getting Started

This page covers the minimum requirements and the fastest path to running TOMCAT-C2 for the first time.

Requirements

Requirement	Version / Notes
Java (JDK)	17 or higher (OpenJDK recommended)
Maven	Required only if building from source
OS	Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, or Termux (Android)
Git	For cloning the repository

TOMCAT-C2 uses three branches depending on your intent:

main — for normal usage

git clone --branch main https://github.com/MatrixTM26/TOMCAT-C2-Framework
cd TOMCAT-C2-Framework

dev — for contributions, pull requests, and development

git clone --branch dev https://github.com/MatrixTM26/TOMCAT-C2-Framework
cd TOMCAT-C2-Framework

master is reserved for the project owner/admin only.

If you just want to run the framework without compiling, a prebuilt JAR is already included and maintained via GitHub Actions:

java -jar output/tomcat-c2-2.0.0.jar

Or download it directly: Download Latest JAR

See the Installation and Build page for platform-specific build instructions.

By default, the server starts in Web Panel mode:

java -jar target/tomcat-c2-2.0.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar

Then open your browser at:

http://localhost:5000