Chapter 5. Advanced Configurations

In this chapter, we'll cover the following recipes:

  • Upgrading GeoServer
  • Creating a script for automatic startup
  • Optimizing Java
  • Setting up a JNDI connection pool
  • Working with CRS
  • Using the reprojection console
  • Overriding an official EPSG code
  • Setting up GeoWebCache—how to make pre-rendered tiles for high availability
  • Storing configurations in an RDBMS

Introduction

This chapter will introduce some less known features of GeoServer. When you have to deploy your server in production, a proper configuration is a crucial topic and sound knowledge of all features makes the difference between a sloppy map server and a fast and reliable one. Another crucial point is data optimization. In this chapter, we will explore recipes covering ...

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