Are you installing it in tomcat? Should be easy and if you are *not moving the data dir *from it's default location you should not need to set this variable.
systemctl stop tomcatsudo sucd /home/you/wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoserver/files/GeoServer/2.17.0/geoserver-2.17.0-war.zipunzip geoserver-2.17.0-war.zip -d geoservercd geoservermv geoserver.war /opt/tomcat/latest/webapps/.chown tomcat:tomcat /opt/tomcat/latest/webapps/geoserver.warchmod +x /opt/tomcat/latest/webapps/geoserver.warsystemctl start tomcatsystemctl status tomcat *If you ARE moving the data dir:* nano /opt/tomcat/latest/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/web.xml Change the config to: <context-param> <param-name>GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR</param-name> <param-value>/your/path/geoserver/data</param-value> </context-param> Did you enable CORES? This is tomcat specific . . . Enable CORES This is required for proper use of the GUI and WMS access nano /opt/tomcat/latest/conf/web.xml add to bottom of config file inside last bracket. <filter> <filter-name>CorsFilter</filter-name> <filter-class>org.apache.catalina.filters.CorsFilter</filter-class> <init-param> <param-name>cors.allowed.origins</param-name> <param-value>*</param-value> </init-param> </filter> <filter-mapping> <filter-name>CorsFilter</filter-name> <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> </filter-mapping> Vera On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 9:59 AM Bart Zwemmer | GIS Specialisten < b...@gisspecialisten.nl> wrote: > Hi Joseph, > > > > In order to use the variable, you have to call it by it’s name. > > > > cd $GEOSERVER_HOME/bin > > > > Should get you into the bin folder in /usr/share/Geoserver > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Bart > > > > *From:* John Joseph <chardin.li...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, 1 June 2021 17:01 > *To:* geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* [Geoserver-users] GEOSERVER_HOME envrionemnt variable on Ubuntu > > > > Hello, I'm installing Geoserver-2.19.1 (binary, platform independent) > stable release on Ubuntu 20.04. I'm following the Geoserver documentation > as best I can, but am running into trouble on setting the GEOSERVER_HOME > environment variable. > > > > After following the documentation to download and extract zip files, I > have the directories set up such that my startup.sh is located as shown: > > > > /usr/share/geoserver/geoserver-2.19.1-bin/bin/startup.sh > > > > Now Step 5 of the current on-line GeoServer documentation says to define > the GEOSERVER_HOME environment variable by entering the command (which I've > copied and pasted here): > > > > echo "export GEOSERVER_HOME=/usr/share/geoserver" >> ~/.profile > > . ~/.profile > > > > I assume this is all supposed to be entered as a single command line, as the > instructions say to type it in, so I typed it in like this: > > echo "export GEOSERVER_HOME=/usr/share/geoserver" >> ~/.profile. ~/.profile > > which did not work for me. Prior to that, I had entered (erroneously) as two > separate command lines (. ~/.profile as the 2nd command). But either way > when I try to do a subesequent step, > > cd geoserver/bin > > I get "No such file or directory". I actually got Geoserver to start last > night by using the commands "cd > /usr/share/geoserver/geoserver-2.19.1-bin/bin" and then "sh startup.sh", but > now even that won't work. > > Can someone tell me my error? I'm considering re-installing, but would like > to have a bit more insight before I do that. > > Your help would be much appreciated. > > > > *Disclaimer* > De informatie in dit e-mailbericht, inclusief eventuele bijlage(s) is > vertrouwelijk en uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde(n). Gebruik van > deze informatie door anderen dan de geadresseerde(n) is niet toegestaan. > Openbaarmaking, verspreiding en/of verstrekking van deze informatie aan > derden wordt niet gepermitteerd. Wanneer u dit bericht ten onrechte heeft > ontvangen, dient u de afzender hiervan per e-mail op de hoogte te brengen > en dit bericht te verwijderen. > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > Geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >
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