How to Start or Stop JasperReports Server

Restart the JasperReports Server for the configurations changes to take effect.

To start or stop JasperReports Server, follow these steps:

Windows

1. Click Start, and then click Run (Win+R).
2. In the Run box, type service.msc, and then click OK. The Services window appears.

   IMPORTANT: Ensure that the Extended tab is selected.

   

3. From the services list, click Apache Tomcat9.0jasperreportsTomcat1.

   

   IMPORTANT: During the server startup, if the following error message is displayed:: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/axis/AxisFault
   
   In this case, add the following jars to the path <Jaspersoft Install Directory 8.0.0>/apache-tomcat/webapps/jasperserver-pro/WEB-INF/lib.
   
   - WEB-INF/lib/axis-1.4-JS-4.jar
   - WEB-INF/lib/axis-jaxrpc-1.4-JS-1.jar
   - WEB-INF/lib/axis-saaj-1.4.jar
   - WEB-INF/lib/wsdl4j-1.5.1.jar
   
   These jar files are available in the misc folder of the jasper-reports.zip.

4. Click Restart. The system restarts the service.

Linux

1. To start the JasperReports Server, run the following command:

   cd <js-install>
   
   ./ctlscript.sh start

2. To stop the JasperReports Server, run the following command:

   cd <js-install>
   
   ./ctlscript.sh stop

3. To start and stop individual components, run the following command:

   cd <js-install>
   
   ./ctlscript.sh start|stop postgresql
   
   ./ctlscript.sh start|stop tomcat
   
   

   For more information, refer to https://community.jaspersoft.com/documentation/jasperreports-server-install-guide/v561/startstop-scripts-linux