[](https://gitter.im/geoserver/geoserver?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) [](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/2751199) [GeoServer](https://geoserver.org) is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Designed for interoperability, it publishes data from any major spatial data source using open standards. Being a community-driven project, GeoServer is developed, tested, and supported by a diverse group of individuals and organizations from around the world. ## Standards GeoServer forms a core component of the Geospatial Web with full support of geospatial standards. GeoServer is the reference implementation of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Feature Service (WFS) and Web Coverage Service (WCS) standards, as well as a high performance certified compliant Web Map Service (WMS). GeoServer implements additional standards including OGC API - Features, Catalog Service for the Web (CSW), and implementing Web Processing Service (WPS). These services supports a wide range of data formats, with GeoServer actings as the reference implementation for GeoPackage and GeoTIFF formats, and implementing support for GML and de facto formats like Shapefile. Visit [GeoServer Product Details](https://portal.ogc.org/public_ogc/compliance/product.php?pid=1874) for the current certification status of GeoServer. ## License GeoServer licensed under the [GPL](https://docs.geoserver.org/3.0.x/en/user/introduction/license/). ## Using Please refer to the [user guide](https://docs.geoserver.org/3.0.x/en/user/) for information on how to install and use GeoServer. ## Building GeoServer uses [Apache Maven](https://maven.apache.org/) for a build system. To build the application run maven from the ```src``` directory. ```bash mvn clean install ``` See the [developer guide](https://docs.geoserver.org/3.0.x/en/developer/) for more details. ## Documentation GeoServer uses [Material for MkDocs](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/) for documentation written in Markdown. Use ``mkdocs`` to run the docs locally for feedback while editing: Serve live preview locally: ```bash python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate pip install -r requirements.txt mkdocs serve --livereload --no-directory-urls -o ``` See the [documentation guide])(https://docs.geoserver.org/3.0.x/en/docguide/) for more details. ## Bugs GeoServer uses [JIRA](https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/projects/GEOS), hosted by [Atlassian](https://www.atlassian.com/), for issue tracking. ## Community support The [Community support page](https://geoserver.org/comm/) on the GeoServer web site provides access to the various channels of communication, as well as some indication of the [code of conduct](https://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html) when posting to the groups. ## Contributing Please read [the contribution guidelines](https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) before contributing pull requests to the GeoServer project. ## More Information Visit the [website](https://geoserver.org/) and read the [docs](https://docs.geoserver.org/).