Resource Browser

The Resource Browser provides a tree showing configuration folders, along with actions to edit and manage resources.

Resource Browser

User interface elements:

• Resource tree is used to explore configuration folders and resource items.

• Upload uploads files to GeoServer. Select a directory to enable this tool.

  

  Upload a resource

• Download is used to download a selected resource from GeoServer as a file.

• New resource creates a new text file in the selected directory. The Edit Resource dialog is used to record the resource location, and the contents.

  

  Edit a Resource (New File)

• Edit a selected resource.

  

  Edit a Resource (Existing File)

• Use Cut, Copy, and Paste to move resources between folders.

  

  Paste a Resource

• Rename to rename a selected resource.

  

  Rename a Resource

• Delete to remove a selected resource.

  

  Delete a resource

Before you start

The resource browser is used to manage configuration resources in environments that do not provide direct disk access:

• When running GeoServer on a remote machine it can be difficult mange the icons and fonts used for effective styling

• Some cloud deployments of GeoServer operate without a data directory. In these environments the resource browser is used to manage items stored in a database or cloud storage rather than a file system.

• Folders are visual only, when creating or uploading a resource you can type a path and folders will be created as needed.

Warning

Please use this tool with caution:

• Configuration files managed by the web administration application can be reviewed and even modified using this tool.

• It is not advised to edit these files directly as GeoServer must reload its Catalog to notice these changes.