Exploring the Administrative Interface

In this hands-on chapter, we'll explore the GeoServer administrative interface. This is the main console where you can control almost all the settings of your GeoServer installation. In the first release, it was a little bit complicated, but since the 2.x series, menu names and icons are consistent across each section. There is also an enhanced interface for the integrated GeoWebCache, where you can perform almost all caching configurations from the GeoServer interface. The good news is that we will use the mouse more here than any other chapter, so the keyboard will get a break.

In this chapter, we will cover all the sections of the Web Administrative Interface. In particular, we will explore the following topics in detail:

• Checking your GeoServer status and log file contents
• Previewing your data
• Tuning settings for Web Map Service (WMS), Web Feature Service (WFS), and Web Coverage Service (WCS)
• Tuning global settings
• Performing requests through the demo interface

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