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Installing the Proxy Base extension

The Proxy Base extension is listed among the other extension downloads on the GeoServer download page.

The installation process is similar to other GeoServer extensions:

  1. Login, and navigate to About & Status > About GeoServer and check Build Information to determine the exact version of GeoServer you are running.

  2. Visit the website download <download> page, change the Development tab, and locate the nightly release that corresponds to the GeoServer you are running.

    Follow the Community Modules link and download proxy-base-ext zip archive.

    • {{ version }} example: proxy-base-ext

    The website lists active nightly builds to provide feedback to developers, you may also browse for earlier branches.

  3. Extract the contents of the archive into the WEB-INF/lib directory in GeoServer.

    Warning

    Verify that the version number in the filename corresponds to the version of GeoServer you are running (for example geoserver-{{ version }}-proxy-base-ext-plugin.zip above).

  4. Restart GeoServer.

    On successful installation, a new Proxy Base Extension entry will appear in the left menu, under "Settings".

    The Proxy Base Extension menu entry