Geoserver is an opensource server for sharing geospatial data using open standards (Source geoserver.org)

Prior to installing geoserver (or better deploying it) you need to be sure to have a valid JDK version (Java Developer Kit). Read the installation manual to be sure which version you need. 

For the October 2023 geoserver course within Deltares it is advised to follow the coming suggestions:

  • Install OpenJDK11 (during the installation choose Set JAVA_HOME variable), as shown below).

Note!

It is really important not to install OpenJDK17, since this is not compatible with the geoserver versions. 

Suggestions

The Platform Independent Binary is just a zip that you unzip and where you need to fire up the server yourself. With the Windows installer you install Geoserver which is always running. So that means it consumes resources, but is less work. 

The binary

If the Platform Independent Binary has been chosen, then unzip it in a folder of choice (not to deep, preferably no spaces in it) and navigate to it. 

Double click startup.bat and allow OpenJDK Platform to communicate with the mentioned networks.

After allow access, geoserver will be loaded and ready to go. You can find geoserver via http://localhost:8080/geoserver/web/?0 in your browser. You can login into the admin portal  with admin as username and geoserver as password.  

Closing down the service is done via de Shutdown.bat option. 


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