Getting Started with GeoServer

1.1 Install GeoServer

There are three ways to install GeoServer.  The appropriate one depends upon the operating system or container (such as Tomcat) which will be used.

• Binary Package Install — How to set up GeoServer with the binary distribution package (-bin version) for Mac, Unix, and Windows platforms.  This is used for manually installing the files and  running GeoServer as a Java program without a wrapper such as Tomcat.
• CentOS (Red Hat) 5.1 Install — How to install GeoServer on CentOS 5.x (also valid for Red Hat 5.x), including Postgresql with Postgis support.
• War-File install — How to install GeoServer into servlet containers such as Tomcat, Jetty, and Jboss.
• Windows Install — How to install GeoServer on Microsoft Windows with the installer (.exe).

1.2 Add a Dataset

Configure GeoServer to serve up your data

1.3 Style Your Map

A quick tutorial on how to create and use SLD files to style your map

1.4 Configure GeoServers Settings

How to configure the various settings in GeoServer

1.5 Additional Data Formats

Extra data formats such as PostGIS, Oracle, DB2, ArcSDE and MySQL.