Use the libjpeg-turbo library

The libjpeg-turbo library creates jpeg in a more efficient way that the default libjpeg library. To use it in GeoServer, two things must be installed: the library itself and the libjpeg-turbo Map Encoder extension.

Installing the libjpeg-turbo library

To install the library in a Windows machine, follow these steps:

1. Download the library installer for the libjpeg-turbo download page

2. Execute the installer and follow the installation instructions.

   

Installing the Map Encoder extension

1. Login to nexus.geocat.net and browse to the products folder:

   • https://nexus.geocat.net/#browse/browse:products

   Navigate to the latest 2026.1/map/plugins folder and download map-2026.1-libjpeg-turbo-plugin.zip.

2. Unzip the downloaded zip file in the WEB-INF/lib directory of the GeoServer installation.

3. Restart you GeoServer instance for the changes to take effect.