Then I would suggest you try the most recent (https://releases.dhis2.org/2.36/dhis2-stable-2.36.3.war) as it will be supported for the longest.
What versions of Java and Tomcat are you using? We use JDK 8 and Tomcat 8.5.50 on play.dhis2.org for example. I think some people have had problems with some versions of Tomcat 9, but I’m not sure if I remember correctly.