Difference between revisions of "Developing a Web Map Server Using GeoServer"
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To run geoserver navigate to the bin folder in whatever directory you installed geoserver, and click on the startup icon. This will launch a command prompt showing diagnostic information, now that the command prompt has appeared you can access the server. Open your preferred browser and go to http://localhost:8080/geoserver/web, this will take you to the geoserver web administration page. There will be a login option at the top right had side of the page, if you set up a unique username and password during the installation enter it there, if not use the default admin as the username and geoserver as the password. This will bring you to your homepage, where you have access to all of geoservers functions and where all of your data is stored. |
To run geoserver navigate to the bin folder in whatever directory you installed geoserver, and click on the startup icon. This will launch a command prompt showing diagnostic information, now that the command prompt has appeared you can access the server. Open your preferred browser and go to http://localhost:8080/geoserver/web, this will take you to the geoserver web administration page. There will be a login option at the top right had side of the page, if you set up a unique username and password during the installation enter it there, if not use the default admin as the username and geoserver as the password. This will bring you to your homepage, where you have access to all of geoservers functions and where all of your data is stored. |
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Revision as of 12:52, 26 November 2012
Setting Up and Using Geoserver:
Installing Geoserver:
- Geoserver can be downloaded from the following link [1]
- Follow along with the instillation wizard, and install geoserver in your chosen directory.
- Make sure to download the manual for geoserver from the following link [2]
- Once the installation wizard has completed you can now run geoserver.
Using Geoserver:
To run geoserver navigate to the bin folder in whatever directory you installed geoserver, and click on the startup icon. This will launch a command prompt showing diagnostic information, now that the command prompt has appeared you can access the server. Open your preferred browser and go to http://localhost:8080/geoserver/web, this will take you to the geoserver web administration page. There will be a login option at the top right had side of the page, if you set up a unique username and password during the installation enter it there, if not use the default admin as the username and geoserver as the password. This will bring you to your homepage, where you have access to all of geoservers functions and where all of your data is stored.
Web Administration Interface:
