GeoServer Documentation

• What is GeoServer?
• Introduction to the GeoServer Project

• 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.

• Javadocs

• Tutorials and Documentation Tree

• Development Team
  • Release Guide
  • Pre-Release Testing Walkthrough

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• GeoServer License
• Contributors

Installation and Setup

• How to Download and Install Geoserver
• *QuickStart

Links

• Developer
• Developers Guide
• Documentation Index
• Documentation Tree
• FAQ
• Tutorials
• User