I can try, the web.xml is the driving directions for geoserver, indicating parameters that can be used to control how it functions.
Each application server, tomcat in this case, has different ways for administrators to set these parameters. Some like websphere using a GUI, tomcat uses a file called *conf/catalina/localhost/geoserver.xml * The advantage of doing it this way is that you can update the war at anypoint without losing your configuration. The actual details are: - three parameters, as documented in <https://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/datadirectory/setting.html#web-archive> different <https://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/datadirectory/setting.html#require-files-to-exist> places <https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/geowebca…> - Tomcat let's you define parameters, the override="false" prevents web.xml from changing this value (which I found an odd way of thinking about it) GeoServer does its best to let you define these kind of settings three different ways <https://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/datadirectory/setting.html> (so you will find lots of different examples with a web search) 1. As environment variables (handy if you are running a docker environment and that is all you can control) 2. As startup parameters (useful if you want to use tomcat setenv.sh to manage startup options) 3. Using these web parameters (either in your application server as above) or by directly editing web.xml -- Jody Garnett On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 12:10, Russ Hore <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Jody. > > Can you clarify the first bit about geoserver.xml > > I am not well versed in Tomcat > > On 20 Jul 2020, at 19:05, Jody Garnett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Small feedback for this step: > > ################################################# > ## Make Geoserver point to /data/ > # > # Uncomment DATA_DIR and point it to /data/ > ################################################# > vi /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/web.xml > > > Provide a conf/catalina/localhost/geoserver.xml file to control context > variables (rather than adjust web.xml defaults): > > <Context docBase="geoserver.war"> > <Parameter name="GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR" value="/data/" override="false"/> > <Parameter name="GEOSERVER_REQUIRE_FILE" value="/data/global.xml" > override="false"/> > <Parameter name="GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR" value="/tilecache" > override="false"/> > </Context> > > > I usually separate out the tilecache (no need to backup), but you can do > what you like :) > -- > Jody Garnett > > > On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 01:28, Russ Hore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Whilst investigating performance improvements to my GeoServer >> installation I have been installing it quite a few times. To make things >> faster, I developed a script to automate most of the basic stuff I needed >> from a clean install of Ubuntu 20 >> Just in case it is of any use to others I post it here. >> It might not be the tidies scripting and I run it as root (I know thats >> not ideal and feel free to change it, but it is a local test server) >> >> I always create a folder /data/ and usually run Apache as the front end >> to terminate SSL and provide authentication. >> >> Russ >> >> #!/bin/bash >> # >> # build_geoserver - Automates most of the tasks of installing >> Geoserver and PostgreSQL >> # >> # Copyright Russ Hore, 2010, All Rights Reserved >> # >> # This script is free for use: you can redistribute it and/or modify >> # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by >> # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or >> # (at your option) any later version. >> # >> # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, >> # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of >> # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the >> # GNU General Public License for more details. >> # >> # >> ############################################################# >> # Do an update and clean up before continuing >> apt-get update --assume-yes >> apt-get upgrade --assume-yes >> apt-get dist-upgrade --assume-yes >> apt autoremove --assume-yes >> >> >> ############################################################# >> # Install Tomcat 9 >> apt-get install tomcat9 --assume-yes >> apt-get install tomcat9-admin --assume-yes >> apt-get install tomcat9-common --assume-yes >> apt-get install tomcat9-user --assume-yes >> >> ############################################################# >> # Install GDAL utilities >> apt-get install gdal-bin --assume-yes >> apt-get install gdal-data --assume-yes >> apt-get install python-gdal --assume-yes >> >> ############################################################# >> # Install Apache2 >> apt-get install apache2 --assume-yes >> >> ############################################################# >> # Install PHP >> apt-get install php7.4 --assume-yes >> apt-get install php7.4-common --assume-yes >> apt-get install php7.4-curl --assume-yes >> apt-get install php7.4-gd --assume-yes >> apt-get install php7.4-json --assume-yes >> apt-get install php7.4-pgsql --assume-yes >> apt-get install php7.4-xml --assume-yes >> >> ############################################################# >> # Install CertBot to use LetsEncrypt certificates for SSL >> apt-get install certbot --assume-yes >> >> ############################################################# >> # Unzip is always useful >> apt-get install unzip --assume-yes >> >> ############################################################# >> # Install Geoserver >> # NB Need to check for the latest version >> ################################################# >> ## Now install Geoserver 2.17.1 >> ################################################# >> # 1) Get the WAR file >> wget " >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoserver/files/GeoServer/2.17.1/geoserver-2.17.1-war.zip >> " >> # 2) Create a directory to hold the zip file >> mkdir GS2.17.1 >> # 3) Cop yhte zip file to the directory >> mv geoserver-2.17.1-war.zip GS2.17.1 >> # 4) Change into the directory and unzxip the file >> cd GS2.17.1 >> unzip geoserver-2.17.1-war.zip >> # 5) Stop tomcat whilst we copy the war file in (I know you don't need to >> but why not?) >> service tomcat9 stop >> # 6) Copy the war file to the Tomcat web apps directory >> cp geoserver.war /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/ >> # 7) Re-start Tomcat >> service tomcat9 start >> >> ################################################# >> ## Now configure Geoserver 2.17.1 >> ################################################# >> # I always create a data folder at / to hold all the GeoServer stuff >> mkdir /data/ >> chown tomcat:tomcat /data/ >> >> ################################################# >> ## Need to make /data/ readable by Tomcat9 >> # >> # Edit the following file and add the follwoing line unere the # >> Secunrity section >> # ReadWritePaths=/data/ >> # >> ################################################# >> vi /lib/systemd/system/tomcat9.service >> >> ################################################# >> ## Make Geoserver point to /data/ >> # >> # Uncomment DATA_DIR and point it to /data/ >> ################################################# >> vi /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/web.xml >> >> # Re-start Tomcat >> systemctl restart tomcat9 >> systemctl daemon-reload >> >> ################################################# >> ################################################# >> ## Install PostgreSQL with PostGIS >> # CHECK the latest version fo PostgreSQLL and PostGIS >> ################################################# >> apt-get install postgresql-12-pgrouting --assume-yes >> apt-get install postgresql-12-postgis-3 --assume-yes >> apt-get install postgresql-12-postgis-3-scripts --assume-yes >> >> # Install the OpenStreetMap to PostgreSQL utilities >> apt-get install osm2pgsql --assume-yes >> >> ############################################################# >> ############################################################# >> # >> echo "Now you should be able to log on to Geoserver with the default >> username/password" >> echo "Log in now and do the following;" >> echo "1) Change the admin password" >> echo "2) Delete the file /data/security/masterpw.info" >> echo "3) Set the default user/group to use digest password" >> echo "" >> ############################################################# >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geoserver-users mailing list >> >> Please make sure you read the following two resources before posting to >> this list: >> - Earning your support instead of buying it, but Ian Turton: >> http://www.ianturton.com/talks/foss4g.html#/ >> - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines: >> http://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html >> >> If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: >> https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer >> >> >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >> > >
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