The Windows installer provides an easy way to set up GeoServer and it requires no configuration files to be edited or command line settings.
· Make sure windows have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed. GeoServer requires a Java 8 environment.
o Click
here to Download JRE 8
from Oracle(Note : Java 9 or above is not currently supported.)
· Go to http://geoserver.org/download/ under Geoserver 2.15.5 click on 2.15.1 version
Figure 1 – GeoServer download page
·
Click on Windows Installer to
download GeoServer installation package
·
Double click on the installer
file to start installing GeoServer
·
Click Next on the Welcome
screen
·
Read the License in the License
Agreement window, and click I Agree
·
Select the directory where
Geoserver will be installed (Suggested to install in C:\Program Files (x86) \)
·
Choose the start menu folder and
click Next
·
Enter the path where jre8 was
installed to validate Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and click Next
·
Enter the path to your GeoServer
data directory or select the default (If this is your first time using
GeoServer, select the Default data directory) and click Next
·
Set the username and password for
GeoServer. The defaults user name is admin and the password are GeoServer.
It is recommended to change these from the defaults. click Next.
·
set the web server port for
GeoServer will respond on. The default port is 8080, click Next.
·
Select whether GeoServer should
be run manually or installed as a service. recommended to select run
manually and click Next.
·
Review your selections and click
next to install GeoServer
·
GeoServer will install on your
system. Click Finish to close the installer.
·
Go to start menu→ GeoServer
2.15.1 → Click on Start GeoServer (allow
access when windows defender firewall blocked the app)
Figure 2
- Start Geoserver window
·
Go
to webpage and navigate to http://localhost:8080 and click on the link
to access the GeoServer Web administration interface.
Figure 3 - link to access the GeoServer Web administration interface.
·
You
will be redirected to GeoServer login page, provide user
name as admin and the password as GeoServer and click on Login
Figure 4 - Geoserver login page
Figure 5 - GeoServer Web administration interface
· To exit from GeoServer Web administration interface, click on logout and go to start menu → GeoServer 2.15.1 → Click on Stop GeoServer
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