Release Date: June 18th, 2004
Download: download

The GeoServer 1.2.0-rc2 WFS server ships with a minimal configuration of one shapefile and a couple of validation tests.

The steps are:

1. Install JDK1.4. On Unix, set the JAVA_HOME variable. On Windows, check to make sure the JDK installation set JAVA_HOME correctly.
2. Install a Servlet Container. We recommend Jetty (open source, free to non-commercial users) or Tomcat (open source, free).
3. Install geoserver.war in your Servlet Container's webapps directory.
   If you are updating an existing installation remember to back up your webapps/geoserver directory.
4. You may run a simple test by starting your container and entering this address (localhost and the port refer to your Servlet Container):
   http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wfs/GetCapabilities
   If GeoServer is running, you should see an XML capabilities document. If you get nothing, then you should consult your server documentation to see what has gone wrong.
5. To configure GeoServer enter the following address:
   http://locahost:8080/geoserver/
   Your Servlet Container will compile all the JSP pages, this process should take a minute or two. This is a one time only delay.
   To interact with the configuration system you will need to login with the user name admin and the password geoserver.
   You can change the password at Server->Config->Password.

Congratulations now have a working GeoServer installation!

The User Guides provide a series of walkthroughs using your new GeoServer installation. If you want to make use of the WMS then you should install JAI and the Image I/O extension, see the WMS page for more information.

For additional support an active user community is available by joining the GeoServer mailing list.
We also strongly encourage you to submit bugs and improvements you would like to see to our tracker.

Should you require help, hover over the area of interest and a messge will appear.