Documentation

GeoServer Documentation

User's Guide
1. Quickstart
  - This will get your GeoServer installed and running.
2. Add Your Own Dataset (Shapefile) (screencast)
  - Here you will learn how to add and view a Shapefile.
3. Add your own Raster background (TIFF)
  - This will guide you through adding a GeoTiff coverage background layer
4. Additional Data Format Configuration
  - Stable: PostGIS, Oracle, [ArcSDE], DB2, Shapefile.
  - Unstable: MySQL, VPF, MapInfo, WFS.
5. Configuring GeoServer's settings
  - An introduction to configuring GeoServer's settings.
6. Styling your Map (screencasts for new style and edit style)
  - A tutorial on SLD's, the open standard GeoServer uses for Styling.
7. Full User Docs
  - The full user documentation, for in depth reference.
The GeoServer developers guide.