Preparatory work and general information

Before you can start with the workshop, please complete the following steps:

• Boot your computer including OSGeoLive-Medium
• Choose your language
• Choose try ubuntu without installation
• User: user; Password: user (probably not necessary)

Paths, URLs, Credentials

• GeoServer: http://localhost:8082/geoserver (first has to be started, see below)
• Credentials GeoServer:
  • User: admin
  • Password: geoserver
• GeoServer (file system): /usr/local/lib/geoserver-2.18.1/

Start GeoServer

GeoServer is launched by double-clicking Start GeoServer in the folder Web Services on OSGeoLive desktop:

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If GeoServer can not be launched this way, you can try following command in the terminal:

sudo /usr/local/lib/geoserver/bin/startup.sh

The terminal/process has to remain open during the workshop!

In the following chapter we will continue with basic knowledge about GeoServer.