oops - I actually did it with the binary set up. I should do more work before I send out emails about things I can figure out myself :)
Of course, I will have continued questions as I move along with the project :) nitin On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 9:40 PM, David Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > Nitin, > > The downloads are on this page .. > http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/Stable > > If you have a windows PC, try it out by downloading and running the Windows > installer - very easy install. > > If you use a Linux PC, install the latest version of Java, and download the > 'Binary (OS independent)' and unzip - also very easy. > > Once you have it running (using startup.bat(?) or startup.sh - then browse > to http://localhost:8080. > > Refer to the Geoserver User Guide is on the Geoserver web site. > > Regards, > David > > > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I just found this - should I just follow this, or are there more >> recent instructions? >> >> nitin >> >> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: >> > ... also, should I consider installing the whole OpengGeo suite? >> > >> > nitin >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> To give some background - Broadly speaking, I want to help create an >> >> open >> >> online mapping platform like openstreetmap that does polygons (OSM only >> >> does >> >> lines). >> >> >> >> Basically, I'm envisioning something where someone can add polygons >> >> such >> >> as historical nations, and then be able to animate them. I should be >> >> able to >> >> type in, say, "1900" and see the way the world was then. I can then >> >> edit a >> >> map, changing and adding polygons, and their colors and metadata. I >> >> should >> >> also be able to view areas by, say, population density and other >> >> statistics. >> >> >> >> I've received a great deal of help on the OSGeo general mailing list: >> >> (1) http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2011-July/009188.html >> >> (2, continued) >> >> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2011-August/009200.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> As of now, I am considering installing both mapserver via geomoose and >> >> geoserver, and trying them both out. >> >> >> >> >> >> Some more questions: >> >> Does anyone think there is a way I can just use the tools through a >> >> server >> >> providing the tools as a free service? >> >> If I should just go ahead and install everything on my own server, I >> >> was >> >> thinking of setting up a server through godaddy, a third-party service. >> >> Is >> >> this a bad idea? I don't want to have any problems, and they're good >> >> with >> >> customer support. I have no experience setting up a server on my own... >> >> >> >> >> >> Nitin >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hello, >> >>> >> >>> I would like to install a server, and install geoserver on it. >> >>> How do I do this?? >> >>> I'm very new to doing this, so please bear with me. >> >>> >> >>> Thanks, >> >>> Nitin >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA >> The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. >> Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. >> Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 >> _______________________________________________ >> Geoserver-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Geoserver-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users
