Supported data formats
The importer supports any format that GeoServer can use a data store or coverage store. These include the most commonly used formats:
- Shapefile 
- GeoTIFF 
And a few additional formats:
- CSV 
- KML 
The following databases are supported:
- PostGIS 
- Oracle 
- Microsoft SQL Server 
Note
Oracle and SQL Server require extra drivers to be installed.