1.1. Extension Install

This workshop course requires GeoServer with a few additional extensions.

  • CSS Styling: Quickly and easily generate SLD files

  • YSLD Styling: An alternative styling language to SLD

  • Importer: Wizard for bulk import of data

On Windows the following is recommended:

The CSS extension is distributed as a supported GeoServer extension. Extensions are unpacked into the libs folder of the GeoServer application. The YSLD extension is a new addition to geoserver and is distributed as an unsupported GeoServer extension.

Note

In a classroom setting these extensions have already been installed.

1.1.1. Manual Install

To download and install the required extensions by hand:

  1. It is important to download the version that matches the GeoServer you are running.

  2. Stop the GeoServer application.

  3. Navigate into the webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib folder.

    These files make up the running GeoServer application.

  4. Unzip the contents of the three zip files into the lib folder.

  5. Restart the Application Server.

  6. Login to the Web Administration application. Select Styles from the naviagion menu. Click Create a new style and ensure both CSS and YSLD are available in the formats dropdown. Click Cancel to return to the Styles page without saving.