Data

Data is perhaps the most important section of the web admin tool, which is why it gets its own page. It relies on the Web Admin Tool, so read the introduction if you haven't already. This section is where you set up all the connections and configurations of your data so that it can be shared through GeoServer's OGC interfaces. These connections are shared by the WMS and WFS, each only need be configured once.

Overview

• Go to Config -> Data from http://localhost:8080/geoserver/
• Create a unique Namespace for your data (optional for non-production uses): Namespace -> New
• Create your DataStore (vector) or CoverageStore (raster), the source of your data: Store -> New -> (format specific configuration).
• For vector data, upload an SLD file to Style your map (WMS only) Styles -> New (or use the basic SLD creator)
• Create your FeatureType, or Coverage configuring the meta information to enable your new map layer.

Accessing the Data Section

To get to the Data page click on Config from the welcome page:

Then click on the Data button:

This will take you to a page where you can select Namespace, Stores, Style or FeatureType. Once again, if doing a complete GeoServer configuration we recommend doing the four sections of Data from top to bottom.

1. 1 Namespace Config
2. 2 DataStore Config
3. 3 Style Config
4. 4 FeatureType Config
5. CoverageStore Config
6. 6 Coverage Config

After getting your FeatureType or Coverage successfully submitted, applied, and saved, you can go to:
http://localhost:8080/geoserver/mapPreview.do

There your new featureType or Coverage should appear on the list, and you can click on it to instantly visualize it.

If it's there, then congratulations! You have successfully configured GeoServer. You may now want to check out the 6 Beyond GeoServer to see what you can do now that you've got GeoServer up and running with your data, especially the Clients page, for available tools to work with GeoServer.

TroubleShooting

(todo: include the FAQ questions that are relevant to config here, perhaps even 'configuration category', and we could just include the parent)

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