Hi Gabriel Thanks for leading this release, thanks to the GeoServer developers for their continued work.
We usually run GeoServer on Linux via Docker, but I decided to test the Windows installation on my laptop (Windows 11). It was mostly successful. The installer detected that I had Java 8 installed and prompted me to select a Java version > 8, which I was easily able to do via the browse dialog box. AdoptOpenJDK: 11.0.10 (OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM) While the installer allowed me to select a different installation directory, there wasn't the option to set the Data directory, it is fixed as C:\ProgramData\GeoServer, as revealed in the summary page. FYI, I set my installation directory to: D:\P-PROGRAMS\GeoServer There is no option to review the installation logs after completion, the installer just moves on quickly. During installation, I set the username/password to admin/geoserver2. However, when logging in to GeoServer, I saw that this *new password was not set*, the default password geoserver was correct. The GeoServer menu was created, as expected, I guess. There was no hint that it had been done, or how to start up GeoServer. When running the Start GeoServer shortcut, the command prompt very briefly popped up, no indication of success or failure. ---- The following plugins were installed and briefly tested: Authkey, Charts, CSS, GeoPkg Output, GWC S3, Monitor, MVT, Web resource, WPS Also GeoStyler, from it's own GitHub repo Community plugins such as Elasticsearch are not available in this RC build - or are they? ---- Most of our datastores use JNDI, so I did not go further to test our layers. I might follow the Jetty JNDI instructions I found at https://docs.huihoo.com/jetty/the-definitive-reference/using-jetty-jndi.html at a later stage. I intend to test our layers thoroughly on Docker, I will report back again. Regards Peter Smythe AfriGIS On Tue, 14 Mar 2023 at 22:01, Gabriel Roldan <gabriel.rol...@gmail.com> wrote: > The GeoServer team is pleased to share the release of GeoServer 2.23-RC1 > <https://geoserver.org/release/2.23-RC1/>. > > Check out the announcement > <https://geoserver.org/announcements/2023/03/14/geoserver-2-23-RC1-released.html> > for > a summary and pictures of the hard work that leads to this: > > - Java 11 Minimum > - CSS Cleanup > - Spring Upgrade > - Windows installer Java 11 Update > - Feature Type Description > - OGC CITE Fixes > - And a whole host of fixes and improvements > <https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/releases/tag/2.23-RC1> > > Thanks to everyone who helped make this release and tested all the > upgrades and fixes as they developed - due to your effort this release > candidate > is *much* better. > > Please *reply to this email with the results of your testing *- we are > especially interested in the following: > > - The *new functionality and documentation*? Does it work > with your data? Do the docs make sense? Ask questions... > - This is the first release that requires Java 11 as a minimum, but > let us know *what JDK you are using* and how the upgrade to Java 11 > goes > - We really want to know about *any regressions* - do not think for a > moment that any issue is evident and we will notice (we won't it is up to > you to speak up) > - A small thing: the downloads and extensions now include *HTML pages* > (rather > than text files) for readme, running instructions, and licenses. If you > spot anything missing or incorrect please let us know. > > We do our best to acknowledge everyone who responds during this testing > window as part of the final release announcement. This is your chance to > take part; give the release candidate a download, let us know how it > works, and we can get GeoServer 2.23.0 out next. > -- > Gabriel Roldan > > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-devel mailing list > geoserver-de...@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel >
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