Stand-alone

WebGoat 8

Download the latest WebGoat release from https://github.com/WebGoat/WebGoat/releases and start it:

java -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -jar webgoat-server-8.0.0.VERSION.jar [--server.port=8080] [--server.address=localhost]

The latest version of WebGoat needs Java 11. By default WebGoat starts on port 8080 with --server.port you can specify a different port. With server.address you can bind it to a different address (default localhost).

On AdoptOpenJDK you can download a Java 11 HotSpot, using this link: https://adoptopenjdk.net/?variant=openjdk11&jvmVariant=hotspot you can choose an installer or just a zip package. Make sure that your environment has the location of Java 11.

WebWolf

WebWolf runs as a separate web application and is started automatically when using the Docker image. If you are not using the Docker image you will need to download the latest WebWolf release from https://github.com/WebGoat/WebGoat/releases and start it:

java -jar webwolf-<<version>>.jar [--server.port=9090] [--server.address=localhost]

By default WebWolf starts on port 9090 with --server.port you can specify a different port. With server.address you can bind it to a different address (default localhost).