# Install geoserver

Java server to share and edit geospatial data. Version 2.28.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-27.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:geoserver
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install geoserver
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#geoserver
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/geoserver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id OSGeo.GeoServer -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: OSGeo.GeoServer from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:geoserver
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/geoserver>
- **Version:** 2.28.4
- **Source summary:** Java server to share and edit geospatial data
- **Homepage:** <https://geoserver.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://docs.geoserver.org/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/geoserver/GeoServer/2.28.4/geoserver-2.28.4-bin.zip>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-27T21:07:30Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- geoserver (cli)
- geoserver (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: To start geoserver: geoserver path/to/data/dir
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.28.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-27
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://geoserver.org/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** geoserver
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - geoserver: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/geoserver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - OSGeo.GeoServer: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: OSGeo.GeoServer from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related Links

- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata.
- [mapnik](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/mapnik/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis, mapping.
- [mapproxy](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/mapproxy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis, wms.
- [gdal](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/gdal/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis.
- [libgeotiff](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/libgeotiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis.
- [postgis](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/postgis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis.
- [spatialite-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/spatialite-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis.
- [mapserver](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/mapserver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis.
- [shapelib](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/shapelib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph