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GeoServer
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Free and open-source software · Extensions add optional functionality
Read 9 Oct 2026 · geoserver.org
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- API
- GeoServer provides a REST configuration API for managing resources such as workspaces, data stores, layers, styles, and security settings.docs.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data formats
- The importer supports formats including Shapefile, GeoTIFF, CSV, and KML, and databases including PostGIS, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server.docs.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The documentation includes Linux binary, Windows binary, Windows installer, web archive, and Docker container installation options.docs.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Extensions are add-on modules that add functionality to a base GeoServer installation.docs.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Mapping integrations
- The GeoServer about page recommends OpenLayers and Leaflet and says it can display data in Google Maps, Google Earth, Bing Maps, MapBox, and ArcGIS.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Map services
- GeoServer supports OGC services including WMS, WFS, WCS, and WMTS.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Production data guidance
- The documentation recommends spatial databases such as PostGIS for production and says they are essential when doing WFS transactions.docs.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product type
- GeoServer is a Java-based server that allows users to view and edit geospatial data.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- GeoServer is an open-source server for sharing geospatial data from major spatial data sources using open standards.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Release support
- The download page says stable releases receive six months of updates followed by six months of maintenance releases.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- GeoServer documents configurable authentication, users, groups, roles, service and layer security, filesystem sandboxing, and CSRF protection.docs.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Community support is available, and commercial providers offer services such as training, setup, integration assistance, and issue fixing.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Vulnerability handling
- The project says it follows coordinated vulnerability disclosure, fixing vulnerabilities for stable and maintenance releases before publishing CVE details.geoserver.org · read 9 Oct 2026
